Halloween Kills
As Michael Myers resumes his bloodbath across Haddonfield, traumatized survivors turn a personal vendetta into a violent community uprising.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- brutal
- foreboding
- paranoid
- halloween night
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers bloody slasher thrills but is weakened by questionable character choices and limited franchise advancement.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Laurie, Karen, Allyson, and Haddonfield survivors organize around the shared memory of Michael Myers's 1978 rampage.
Survivors and residents form a vigilante mob to hunt Michael rather than relying on institutions or individual defense.
The film returns to survivors and imagery associated with the original 1978 killings while continuing the 2018 storyline.
Michael's resumed bloodbath includes gruesome deaths and extended attacks on firefighters, residents, and survivors.
Films like Halloween Kills, and why
Halloween
shares masked serial-killer mythology, graphic slasher violence, suburban terror, and a returning final girl
Halloween (2018)
shares legacy-horror characters confronting an iconic killer through heightened gore and franchise callbacks
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
shares relentless masked-killer attacks, survivor trauma, and an embattled community turning toward vigilante violence
Scream 4
shares a stalking slasher structure, ensemble victims, and brutal survival horror in a familiar community setting
Movie Details
- Director
- David Gordon Green
- Release Date
- 2021-10-14
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (3005)
Cast
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Judy Greer
- Andi Matichak
- James Jude Courtney
- Nick Castle
- Airon Armstrong
- Will Patton
- Thomas Mann
- Jim Cummings
- Dylan Arnold
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Halloween Kills about?
- As Michael Myers resumes his bloodbath across Haddonfield, traumatized survivors turn a personal vendetta into a violent community uprising.
- What is Halloween Kills like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Halloween Kills as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Halloween Kills violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Halloween Kills as graphic.
- What did critics think of Halloween Kills?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film delivers bloody slasher thrills but is weakened by questionable character choices and limited franchise advancement.
- Which films are like Halloween Kills?
- Films with a similar feel include Halloween, Halloween (2018), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives, and Scream 4.
- How long is Halloween Kills?
- Halloween Kills runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Halloween Kills?
- In United States, Halloween Kills streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
