The Final Girls

Name: The Final Girls
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Released: 2015-10-09
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Alia Shawkat, Chloe Bridges, Eric Michael Carney, Cory Hart, Ashen Bonaventure

Who will survive?

Rating

4.5 (2)

Release Date

10/9/2015

Runtime

91 mins

Genres

Horror Comedy

Overview

A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

Revenue

$4,500,000

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How It Feels

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A grief-stricken teenager gets a second chance with her deceased mother inside a 1980s slasher film, where the real horror gives way to genuine emotion. It's a clever love letter to horror that works as both comedy and catharsis.

Mood

BittersweetPlayfulUnsettlingJoyful

Themes

GriefFamilyLoveArt and creation

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrast

Heads up

Graphic violence

Taissa Farmiga

Max Cartwright

Malin Akerman

Nancy / Amanda Cartwright

Nina Dobrev

Vicki Summers

Alexander Ludwig

Chris Briggs

Adam Devine

Kurt

Thomas Middleditch

Duncan

Alia Shawkat

Gertie Michaels

Chloe Bridges

Paula

Angela Trimbur

Tina

Tory N. Thompson

Blake

Reginald Robinson

Hunky Hiker

Lauren Gros

Mimi

Reviews

stormaciousd

Oct 14, 2025

Wet Hot American Summer + Totally Killer + Teen Beach Movie
The Final Girls is a pretty fun horror-comedy. It's good for your health to sprinkle some camp (pun intended) into your October movie line up. I did tear up a little twice, but I didn't actually cry. This will definitely be in the Halloween rotation.
31 Days of Halloween (2025)

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brett

Jul 11, 2021

Perfect. Absolutely perfect.

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