The Final Girls

Theatrical - Limited 2015-10-09

Cast Malin Akerman Taissa Farmiga Nina Dobrev Alexander Ludwig Alia Shawkat Adam Devine Thomas Middleditch
Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Written by M.A. Fortin Joshua Miller

Genres: Comedy Horror

JoBlo's Rating

8/10

Synopsis

When Max (Taissa Farmiga) and her friends reluctantly attend a tribute screening of an infamous ’80s slasher film that starred Max’s late mother (Malin Akerman), they are accidentally sucked into the silver screen. They soon realize they are trapped inside the... See more cult classic movie and must team up with the fictional and ill-fated “Camp Bloodbath” counselors, including Max’s mom as the shy scream queen, to battle the film’s machete-wielding, masked killer. With the body count rising in scene after iconic scene, who will be THE FINAL GIRLS left standing and live to escape this film?

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Review: The Final Girls

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PLOT: A group of teens find themselves sucked into a cheesy eighties slasher flick, where they must do battle with a Jason-style killer so they can return home. REVIEW: THE FINAL GIRLS is like the LAST ACTION HERO of horror...

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