Black Christmas

Year: 2019

Runtime: 92 min

Language: English

Director: Sophia Takal

Budget: $5M

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During the Christmas break at Hawthorne College, a series of terrifying murders rocks the campus as a masked killer stalks and targets sorority sisters. As the body count rises, Riley and her friends find themselves confronting a sinister presence and a growing sense of dread. They must examine their relationships with the men in their lives—including a boyfriend, a new crush, and even a professor—as they fight to uncover the killer's identity and survive the holiday season.

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