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Heathers
Comedy · Crime · 1989
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Movie details
Heathers
“Best friends, social trends and occasional murder.”
1989 Comedy · Crime 1h 43m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.1 / 10
124.7K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
72 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.3 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
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For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Lehmann
Written by
Daniel Waters
Winona Ryder
Veronica Sawyer
Christian Slater
Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Shannen Doherty
Heather Duke
Lisanne Falk
Heather McNamara
Kim Walker
Heather Chandler
Penelope Milford
Pauline Fleming
Glenn Shadix
Father Ripper
Court is in session
Put Heathers on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.