CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1974
Black Christmas posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1974 1h 38m CAN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION

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When a Stranger Calls poster 01

Movie / 1979 / Horror / Thriller / Drama / Crime

When a Stranger Calls

Why this pick

Like Black Christmas, it turns an ordinary house and telephone into a nerve-racking trap, building dread through invasive calls, vulnerable young women, and patient, unnervingly intimate suspense.

The House of the Devil poster 02

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The House of the Devil

Why this pick

A deliberate, period-inflected slow burn that shares Black Christmas's deceptively cozy domestic setting, isolated young heroine, and escalating sense that danger is already inside the frame.

The Last House on The Left poster 03

Movie / 1972 / Horror / Thriller

The Last House on The Left

Why this pick

Its raw early-1970s texture, unsettling tonal instability, and willingness to make everyday spaces feel unsafe echo the abrasive, boundary-pushing atmosphere surrounding Black Christmas.

The Silent Partner poster 04

Movie / 1978 / Crime / Drama / Thriller

The Silent Partner

Why this pick

This Canadian thriller shares the wintry urban texture and dry, off-kilter unease of Black Christmas, pitting an ordinary man against a predator whose menace feels disturbingly close.

The Slumber Party Massacre poster 05

Movie / 1982 / Comedy / Horror

The Slumber Party Massacre

Why this pick

A sharp, female-centered slasher companion: young women navigate a home invasion nightmare, while its playful surface and pointed genre awareness recall Black Christmas's unusual tonal intelligence.

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01 / THE STORY

If this picture doesn't make your skin crawl... it's on TOO TIGHT.

It's time for Christmas break, and the sorority sisters make plans for the holiday, but the strange anonymous phone calls are beginning to put them on edge. When Clare disappears, they contact the police, who don't express much concern. Meanwhile, Jess is planning to get an abortion, but boyfriend Peter is very much against it. The police finally begin to get concerned when a 13-year-old girl is found dead in the park. They set up a wiretap to the sorority house, but will they be in time to prevent a sorority girl attrition problem?

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Olivia Hussey

Olivia Hussey

Jess

Keir Dullea

Peter

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Barb

John Saxon

John Saxon

Lt. Fuller

Marian Waldman

Mrs. Mac

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Phyl

James Edmond

Mr. Harrison

Doug McGrath

Sargeant Nash