Black Christmas

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Black Christmas

R

1974

1h 38m

Holiday

Horror

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As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder), begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb's friend Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is.

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The rare slasher with enough intelligence to wind up the tension between bloody outbursts, Black Christmas offers fiendishly enjoyable holiday viewing for genre fans.

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Martin Knelman

Globe and Mail

Apr 30, 2026

It's amazing how many familiar performers have been talked into risking their reputations by playing this material as if they believed it.

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Almar Haflidason

BBC.com

Apr 30, 2026

3/5

Made in 1974, this effective Canadian stalk'n'slash movie mixes dark humour with sinister tension.

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Mark Dinning

Empire Magazine

Apr 29, 2026

3/5

Fascinating as opposed to wholly enjoyable, Bob Clark's Canadian sorority house slasher is largely gore-free, but bolsters the anaemia with a genuinely disturbing tone that draws on the creepy Old Dark House thrillers of old.

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Ed Hayman

Flint Journal

Apr 30, 2026

"Black Christmas" is begun expertly... but finally deflated by a clumsy finale that betrays its gore-gore-gore's-sale comic-book mentality.

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Noel Taylor

Ottawa Citizen

Apr 30, 2026

Black Christmas is a film of routine horror and no great surprises.

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Jon Abrams

Daily Grindhouse

Apr 30, 2026

The ensemble is perfectly cast.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Oct 26, 2026

A classic modern day slasher...I watch it every Christmas season.

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Oct 22, 2026

Black Christmas is an enjoyable slasher whose killer POV, disturbing phone calls and threat already inside the house create an intimate sense of dread. Jess’s pregnancy decision and tension with Peter give the characters human pressures, even if I admired them more than I emotionally connected with them. I wanted Christmas to play a larger role in the horror, but the film’s influence on the slasher genre remains easy to see.

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Owen B

@Obelcher07 Sep 26, 2026

I really loved how Black Christmas takes its time building tension between the bloody moments. It’s creepy, smart, and honestly a really fun Christmas watch for any horror fan.

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B P

@Bradster69 Sep 2, 2026

Definitely Recommend It

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michael C

@MichaelC2 Aug 4, 2026

I first saw this as a kid when it first came out. It scared the hell out of me. Was really creepy and unlike anything like it when it was originally released. Saw it recently and it still holds up.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

8.8/10 Thriller 70s Killer is inside the house First person horror slasher movie predates Halloween by four years. Great creepy isolated great thriller

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Synopsis

As winter break begins, a group of sorority sisters, including Jess (Olivia Hussey) and the often inebriated Barb (Margot Kidder), begin to receive anonymous, lascivious phone calls. Initially, Barb eggs the caller on, but stops when he responds threateningly. Soon, Barb's friend Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the sorority house, and a local adolescent girl is murdered, leading the girls to suspect a serial killer is on the loose. But no one realizes just how near the culprit is.

Director: Bob Clark
Producer: Bob Clark
Screenwriter: Roy Moore
Distributor: Eclectic DVD Distribution, Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Film Funding Ltd. of Canada, Famous Players, August Films, Vision IV, Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Rating: R
Genre: Holiday, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1974, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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