Jennifer's Body
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Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.
What critics thought
Mixed on arrival in 2009, the film divided critics sharply over whether Diablo Cody's sharp-tongued script and Megan Fox's performance delivered on the horror-comedy premise — most felt it didn't. The decade since has seen a genuine critical rehabilitation, with the MeToo era reframing the story as feminist revenge fantasy rather than male-gaze spectacle, and queer audiences claiming it as their own.
“Jennifer's Body falls into the dispiriting category of dumb movies made by smart people, in this case a glibly clever writer and a talented director who think a few wisecracks are enough to subvert the teen horror genre”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Enjoy the film for its witty dialogue and fun performances, but know that there isn't a single good scare. An episode of Murder, She Wrote has more thrills.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“the movie deserves—and is likely to win—a devoted cult following, despite its flaws”
The New York Times
“the movie has a centerfold sheen to it—and some lesbianic soft-core flirtation to match—as its plot dives deeply into Twilight-esque heavy-melo meltdown in the last act”
Joshua Rothkopf·Time Out New York
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Karyn KusamaDirector
Megan FoxJennifer
Amanda SeyfriedNeedy
Johnny SimmonsChip
Adam BrodyNikolai
Juan RiedingerDirk
Chris PrattRoman Duda
Juno RinaldiOfficer Warzak
Kyle GallnerColin Gray
Josh EmersonJonas Kozelle
Stephen BartonComposer
Theodore ShapiroComposer
Diablo CodyWriter
M. David MullenCinematographyJennifer's Body
Jennifer, a gorgeous, seductive cheerleader takes evil to a whole new level after she's possessed by a sinister demon. Now it's up to her best friend to stop Jennifer's reign of terror before it's too late.
What critics thought
Mixed on arrival in 2009, the film divided critics sharply over whether Diablo Cody's sharp-tongued script and Megan Fox's performance delivered on the horror-comedy premise — most felt it didn't. The decade since has seen a genuine critical rehabilitation, with the MeToo era reframing the story as feminist revenge fantasy rather than male-gaze spectacle, and queer audiences claiming it as their own.
“Jennifer's Body falls into the dispiriting category of dumb movies made by smart people, in this case a glibly clever writer and a talented director who think a few wisecracks are enough to subvert the teen horror genre”
Ty Burr·The Boston Globe
“Enjoy the film for its witty dialogue and fun performances, but know that there isn't a single good scare. An episode of Murder, She Wrote has more thrills.”
Peter Hartlaub·San Francisco Chronicle
“the movie deserves—and is likely to win—a devoted cult following, despite its flaws”
The New York Times
“the movie has a centerfold sheen to it—and some lesbianic soft-core flirtation to match—as its plot dives deeply into Twilight-esque heavy-melo meltdown in the last act”
Joshua Rothkopf·Time Out New York
Genres
Horror, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Karyn KusamaDirectorMegan FoxJenniferAmanda SeyfriedNeedyJohnny SimmonsChipAdam BrodyNikolaiJuan RiedingerDirkChris PrattRoman DudaJuno RinaldiOfficer WarzakKyle GallnerColin GrayJosh EmersonJonas KozelleStephen BartonComposerTheodore ShapiroComposerDiablo CodyWriterM. David MullenCinematographyStream
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