I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Four teens are stalked by a hook-handed figure one year after dumping a body in this brisk, pulpy thriller.
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. Exactly one year later, the deadly secret resurfaces as they're stalked by a hook-handed figure.
How intense is I Know What You Did Last Summer?
I Know What You Did Last Summer is properly scary, with light gore and strong violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a full-attention watch. Rated R.
What I Know What You Did Last Summer feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulgrittychillingpulpy
- Pace
- Brisk
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream I Know What You Did Last Summer
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Is I Know What You Did Last Summer for you?
Is I Know What You Did Last Summer scary?
Yes, properly. I Know What You Did Last Summer is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is I Know What You Did Last Summer gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3).
Is I Know What You Did Last Summer sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is I Know What You Did Last Summer OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 1, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is I Know What You Did Last Summer?
I Know What You Did Last Summer runs 1h 42m.
Where can I stream I Know What You Did Last Summer?
I Know What You Did Last Summer is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does I Know What You Did Last Summer have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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