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Prom Night

Prom Night

2008
Drama Horror Mystery
89 min PG-13 USA
5.077 / 10
4 IMDB

Donna's senior prom is supposed to be the best night of her life, though a sadistic killer from her past has different plans for her and her friends.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Nelson McCormick / Lance Gilbert / Adam Druxman / James Moran / Patricia A. Fullerton
Starring
Brittany Snow / Scott Porter / Jessica Stroup / Dana Davis / Collins Pennie / Kelly Blatz / Johnathon Schaech / Ming-Na Wen

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

tense predictable grim scary violent average standard unsettling suspenseful forgettable functional

Reviews

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Seraphina Hayes
May 2, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

This 'Prom Night' offers a rather bleak take on a classic high school ritual. Brittany Snow plays Donna, a character whose ordeal is meant to be the film's emotional core, but the script provides limited depth for her…

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Arthur Pendelton
May 2, 2026
1.5 / 5
1.5

One approaches a film titled 'Prom Night' with certain expectations, and this 2008 version largely fulfils the least ambitious of them. Brittany Snow is tasked with conveying escalating fear, a role she navigates with earnestness. However, the narrative,…

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Genevieve Dubois
May 2, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Prom Night' delivers a straightforward, if not groundbreaking, dose of teen horror. Brittany Snow shines as Donna, effectively conveying the terror of a night meant for celebration turning deadly. The film’s tone is appropriately grim, leaning into the…

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Marcus Thorne
May 2, 2026
2.0 / 5
2.0

As a professional critic, I found 'Prom Night' to be a rather uninspired entry into the crowded horror landscape. The plot, focusing on a killer’s return on prom night, treads a well-worn path. Brittany Snow does her best…

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Eleanor Vance
May 2, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

This iteration of 'Prom Night' offers a familiar, if somewhat predictable, slasher experience. Brittany Snow anchors the film as Donna, portraying a young woman whose celebratory evening devolves into a terrifying ordeal. The direction, while competent in building…

FAQs

The film's unique angle appears to lie in its personal connection between the antagonist and the protagonist, Donna. The presence of a 'sadistic killer from her past' suggests a motive rooted in personal history rather than random violence. This focus on a specific, targeted threat aimed at Donna and her friends aims to inject a layer of psychological dread and narrative specificity into the familiar slasher framework, potentially elevating it beyond a mere string of kills.