Movie · 2025 · Horror, Mystery · 1h 30m · R · English
Curator score: 0.1/10 (341.6K ratings)
Winning just might be the death of you.
Overview
Who will be voted queen at Shadyside High's 1988 prom? For underdog Lori, competition is cutthroat even before someone starts killing off the candidates.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.1/10
IMDb: 5.1/10
Letterboxd: 1.67/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 27%
Metacritic: 41
TMDB: 5.4/10
Director
Matt Palmer
Production
Chernin Entertainment
Cast
India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, Katherine Waterston, Lili Taylor, Chris Klein, Ariana Greenblatt, David Iacono, Darrin Baker, Ella Rubin, Rebecca Ablack, Ilan O'Driscoll, Ryan Rosery, Damian Romeo, Dakota Taylor, Luke Kimball, Eden Summer Gilmore, Brennan Clost, Cecilia Lee, Joseph Chiu
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A prom-night slasher premise with a built-in 1980s setting and teen-horror hooks, but the execution appears flat, tonally off, and far less sharp or queer-forward than the better entries in the franchise-adjacent space. The result feels more like a generic retread than a must-see horror event.
Best for
completionists of modern teen slashers
viewers who mainly want 1980s prom aesthetics and soundtrack cues
fans willing to tolerate a weak script for a few genre beats
Skip if
you want the wit and momentum of the stronger Fear Street films
you expect a campy, queer, or subversive slasher
you are sensitive to thin characterization and repetitive kill-setups
Overview
Fear Street: Prom Queen has the basic ingredients of a fun high-school slasher: a cruel popularity contest, prom-night vanity, and a masked killer picking off the candidates. The 1988 setting gives it a ready-made neon-and-hairspray texture, and there are moments where the soundtrack and production design do some heavy lifting.
Worth noting
But the movie seems to stumble on the things that make this kind of horror sing. The reviews point to a script that feels mechanical, a lack of emotional charge, and a surprisingly straight-laced approach for a franchise that once leaned into messy, inclusive teen chaos. Instead of escalating into delirious fun, it lands closer to routine.
Bottom line
If you are deeply invested in the Fear Street universe, there may be enough here to justify curiosity. For most viewers, though, this looks like a passable but underpowered slasher that never fully earns its prom-court crown.
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