Kathryn Newton plays mild-mannered teenager Millie and Vince Vaughn plays notorious serial killer The Butcher.
When the Butcher attacks Millie with an ancient blade carrying supernatural powers, they magicallyswitch bodies.
Freakyhas an 84% rating onRotten Tomatoes.
Freakyhilariously satirizes the tropes of slashers and body-swap movies, but its also a great high-concept thriller.
It has clearly defined stakes and wonderfully twisty storytelling.
Melissa Barrera stars as a young actor grappling with a cancer diagnosis.
The whole story is a bizarre horror metaphor for embracing your inner rage.
But it conveys that message in the most unconventional way possible.
She has to figure out where hes calling from before he strikes.
When a Stranger Callshas an iconic opening 20-minute sequence that the rest of the movie struggles to follow.
But thosefirst 20 minutes are a masterclass in thriller filmmaking.
1Happy Death Day (2017)
The movie that put Landon on the map wasHappy Death Day.
Its likeGroundhog Dayif Bill Murray got killed on Groundhog Day.
Happy Death Daywas popular enough to launch a franchise, and its easy to see why.