Bloody Birthday (1981)
"The nightmare begins with the kids next door."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 67%
(RT: 67%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Lori Lethin as Joyce Russel
Melinda Cordell as Mrs. Brody
Julie Brown as Beverly Brody
Susan Strasberg as Miss Viola Davis
Joe Penny as Mr. Harding
Bert Kramer as Sherriff James Brody
Elizabeth Hoy as Debbie Brody
Is Bloody Birthday good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 175 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 67%.
Overview
In 1970, three children are born at the height of a total eclipse. Due to the sun and moon blocking Saturn, which controls emotions, they have become heartless killers ten years later, and are able to escape detection because of their youthful and innocent facades. A boy and his teenage sister become endangered when they stumble onto the bloody truth. Wikipedia ↗
