Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff. With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school’s belligerent patriarchal conditioning.
- boarding school
- feminism
- musical
- cult
- female friendship
- feminist
- brainwashing
- gothic horror
- school play
- schoolgirl
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Zión Moreno — Fleur
- Marsalis Wilson — Ben
- Zinnett Hendrix — Magnolia
- Adrian Jurics — Blue Boy #1
- Gergely Kiss — Blue Boy #2
- Natalia Toth — Lucy
- Tamas Góg — Glue Boy
- Robert Szabolcs — Bus Driver
- Bence Balogh — Jason
- Vilmos Heim — Brandon
- Alissa Torvinen — Ghost Girl
- Directed
- Melanie Martinez
- Written
- Melanie Martinez
Production
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 293 ratings
- Studio
- Atlantic Records, Little Ugly, Frame 48, Abramorama
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
