I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

Movie · 2025 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 1h 51m · R · English

Curator score: 0.5/10 (390.5K ratings)

You get the ending you deserve.

Overview

When five friends inadvertently cause a deadly car accident, they cover up their involvement and make a pact to keep it a secret rather than face the consequences. A year later, their past comes back to haunt them and they're forced to confront a horrifying truth: someone knows what they did last summer…and is hell-bent on revenge.

Ratings

Director

Jennifer Kaytin Robinson

Production

Columbia Pictures, Mandalay Pictures, Original Film, Screen Gems, TSG Entertainment

Cast

Chase Sui Wonders, Madelyn Cline, Sarah Pidgeon, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Jonah Hauer-King, Tyriq Withers, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Billy Campbell, Brandy Norwood, Gabbriette, Austin Nichols, Nick Farnell, Joshua Orpin, Georgia Flood, Ben Toyer, Nick Hardcastle, Simone Annan, Luke Van Os, Isaiah Mustafa

Where to watch

Netflix

Curator Review

Verdict

A glossy, self-aware slasher setup with a strong nostalgia hook, but the execution appears to lean more on attitude and callbacks than on suspense or scares. The reaction pattern suggests it plays as a campy, fashion-forward genre piece that some viewers may enjoy as a joke, but it does not seem to land as a satisfying thriller.

Best for

  • fans of campy teen slashers
  • viewers who enjoy hot-mess ensemble dynamics
  • people looking for a light, ironic horror watch
  • audiences nostalgic for late-90s slasher energy

Skip if

  • you want genuinely tense horror
  • you dislike shallow character writing
  • you prefer smart mystery plotting
  • you are not in the mood for self-aware camp

Overview

This is a glossy legacy-slash reboot that seems to understand its own absurdity, but not always how to turn that into real dread. The premise is classic slasher fuel: guilt, secrecy, and a killer who weaponizes the past. In practice, it looks more interested in vibe, outfits, and snappy attitude than in building sustained suspense.

Worth noting

That makes it easy to watch in a group and easy to joke about, but harder to recommend as a must-see horror film. The strongest appeal is the ensemble chemistry and the knowingly trashy energy; if you like slashers that are more about personality and spectacle than precision, there’s some fun here.

Bottom line

For most viewers, though, the movie’s pleasures seem too thin to outweigh the familiar beats and uneven payoff. It’s the kind of film that can be entertaining in the moment and forgettable by the next day, which is fine for a disposable genre night but not enough for a stronger recommendation.

Top Letterboxd reviews

timtamtitus (2★) · 11369 likes

what the hell kind of a bath bomb is that

vasili (3★) · 8325 likes

I Know What You Did Last Summer, Diva

justinwuah (3★) · 6356 likes

obsessed with everyone in that friend group serving face

ih8movies4real (1★) · 6044 likes

the real horror was that green outfit she chose to wear to the engagement party

lucia🎞 (3★) · 5529 likes

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Topics

slasher, horror-thriller, mystery, camp, teen ensemble, guilt, revenge, legacy sequel, dark humor, 90s nostalgia

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