Rotten
Only Marian Waldman as the house-mother comes across with any life.
Variety Staff, Variety
Black Christmas
If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.
1974 · 1h 38m · R
Crime, Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Bob Clark
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Black Christmas
Overview
As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.
Director and cast
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73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film still manages a good slice of old-fashioned suspense.
Time Out
Rotten
A whodunit that begs the question of why it was made.
New York Times
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