Midnight Kiss

"They came to slay."

Director: Carter Smith Year: 2019 Runtime: 89 min IMDb: ⭐ 5.4
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Synopsis

A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.

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Content Warnings

⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

an animal dies
spoiler There are no animals in this film
there's domestic violence
Yes
the abused forgives their abuser
Yes
someone gets gaslighted
Yes
the abused becomes the abuser
Yes
someone is stalked
spoiler The movie's premise is a group of friends stalked by a killer
alcohol abuse
spoiler Alcohol use, but not abuse.
someone uses drugs
spoiler A man pressures his partner into doing drugs when he says he doesn't want to.
someone is drugged
spoiler One character has a drug crammed into their mouth without their consent.
someone is restrained
spoiler A character is duct taped to a chair.
someone is held under water
Yes
there's eye mutilation
spoiler In the last ten or fifteen minutes, someone gets stabbed in the eye with a syringe. It is on screen for a long time.
there's excessive gore
spoiler There's a scene where a character gets a champagne bottle forced into their mouth and the glass goes through their throat partially.
there's torture
spoiler Someone gets a finger dug into a bullet wound.
teeth are damaged
spoiler Teeth aren't damaged but someone has a broken bottle forced down their throat and lots of crunching can be heard.
someone's throat is mutilated
Yes
there's shaving/cutting
spoiler A throat is slit early on in the movie.
someone struggles to breathe
spoiler Someone's throat is slit early in the movie and they struggle to breathe. Later in the movie the killer chokes one man prior to killing him. Toward the end of the movie a man is smothered using curtains.
someone asphyxiates
Yes
somebody is choked
spoiler Yes, but they don't die from the choking. Another character is strangled with a sheet.
someone is stabbed
Yes
Someone becomes unconscious
Yes
a major character dies
Yes
someone dies
spoiler 4 people die in this film. All are on screen.
someone overdoses
Yes
someone cheats
spoiler Sort of. An engaged couple agrees that they're allowed to be with other people from midnight on New Years Eve until sunrise. Both men start a little early.
there are jump scares
Yes
there are shower scenes
spoiler Several, all with nudity.
There's audio gore
Yes
needles/syringes are used
spoiler One features prominently in the movie's final death.
a mentally ill person is violent
spoiler The killer shows signs of mental illness but it's not stated that they have one.
someone suffers from PTSD
Yes
there's a claustrophobic scene
spoiler There are scenes in close quarters like closets or packed clubs and bathrooms. But nothing focused on claustrophobia.
someone has an anxiety attack
Yes
someone has a mental illness
spoiler The killer might but that's just speculation on my part.
someone has a meltdown
spoiler Two characters are severely affected by seeing other characters dead and suffer mentally. They appear to have meltdowns.
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler Lots of flashing lights in the nightclub scene.
there are sudden loud noises
spoiler Only once towards the end
there's screaming
Yes
there's underwater scenes
Yes
there is obscene language/gestures
Yes
someone is watched without knowing
spoiler Lots of scenes where the killer stalks the characters
someone is misgendered
spoiler Not misgendering, but the male characters often call each other she/her or Miss in an affectionate way.
an LGBT person dies
spoiler The movie is centered around a group of friends made up of gay men and one straight woman.
the black guy dies first
spoiler No, but the only non-white major characters are both killed.
there's a large age gap
spoiler One character is dating another who looks much younger than them but no ages are stated to my knowledge.
there is sexual content
spoiler Quite a lot. If you don't feel comfortable with this kind of thing, I'd strongly recommend watching something else.
someone is sexually objectified
Yes
there's BDSM
spoiler The killer wears a BDSM outfit
there are nude scenes
spoiler Quite a lot. If nude scenes trigger you or make you uncomfortable, I'd strongly recommend skipping this movie.
there's end credits scenes?
Yes
there's blood/gore
Yes
there's gun violence
spoiler Towards the end, two characters are shot.
someone drowns
spoiler There is a suspenseful scene in a pool but nobody drowns.

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