Tragedy Girls

critic Reviews

, 85% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Tragedy Girls injects familiar teen tropes with just enough up-to-the-minute commentary -- and pitch-black humor -- to work as an irreverently entertaining diversion.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Alex McLevyAV Club
    ... Imagine instead a Heathers that gleefully goes all the way past the point of nihilism, and ends up in a warped funhouse mirror reflection of society that blends camp and satire in equal measure...
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Richard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
    In the meantime, I don't want to oversell a near-great B-movie that is nonetheless a B-movie. Suffice to say Tragedy Girls has great fun with myriad horror movie tropes.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Pat PaduaWashington Post
    For the most part ... the movie cranks visceral, caffeinated thrills out of its teenage-meat grinder.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Frank ScheckThe Hollywood Reporter
    Attempting to combine Clueless-style humor revolving around self-absorbed high school girls with slasher film tropes, Tragedy Girls proves neither funny nor scary enough to be distinctive.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Noel MurrayLos Angeles Times
    The movie's central idea and bright young cast are so good that some of its shallowness is forgivable.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Teo BugbeeNew York Times
    Although "Tragedy Girls" is up-to-date on tweets and technology, its high school dynamics conform to familiar tropes.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Dev SheaBoom Howdy
    The lovely little psychopaths, the gore gags, the realistic and entertaining exchanges: they are all perfect. While the ending isn’t necessarily realistic, it’s tied in a pretty pink blood splattered bow and I was really happy with it.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Frederick BlichertVice
    It's over the top, but it maintains a sense of real-worldness, making every murder feel that much more resonantand making laughing that much more uncomfortable.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Patrick CavanaughThe Wolfman Cometh
    Manages to blend humor with horror in a way that feels fresh, giving a new generation of horror fans their very own Scream.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Eve TushnetPatheos
    If you want hilariously-dressed teen girls, colorful cinematography, and incisive commentary on social media, ignore the ridiculous title and hit [it] up...
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