If you loved 88 Minutes, try Happy Birthday to Me
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Happy Birthday to Me has roughly 5.1× fewer votes than 88 Minutes — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Mystery territory. If that's the register that drew you to 88 Minutes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Happy Birthday to Me is
Upstate New York. Autumn. A twig snaps. Virginia Wainwright seems like any other Chilton Academy student, yet she's haunted by repressed trauma and a surgery to correct her "psychological problems." As her birthday nears, her social circle is targeted by a mysterious killer. A late slasher notable for its aggressive gore gags.
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