Film202588 min

Hell of a Summer

Name: Hell of a Summer
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Mystery
Released: 2025
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Finn Wolfhard, Billy Bryk, Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Krista Nazaire

Taste attributes: horrorcomedymysterydetectivefastunsavouryimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Pack your body bags."

Boxlist takeAn unsavoury horror comedy that is fantastical, fast and intimate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

5.3/10

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Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

When 24-year-old Jason Hochberg arrives for counsellor weekend at his beloved Camp Pineway, his biggest problem is feeling out of touch with his teenage co-workers. Little does he know; a masked killer has murdered camp owners John and Kathy and is preparing to strike again.

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