''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' is a 2022 American

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film directed by

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and written by

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from a story by

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. It stars

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Myha'la Myha'la Herrold (), better known as Myha'la, is an American actress. She portrays Harper Stern in the British television drama ''Industry (TV series), Industry'' and had roles in the films ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' (2022) and ''Leave the World Beh ...

, Chase Sui Wonders,

Rachel Sennott Rachel Anne Sennott (born September 19, 1995) is an American actress and comedian. After training at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, she began her career on the New York City open mic scen ...

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, and

Pete Davidson Peter Michael Davidson (born November 16, 1993) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He began his career in the early 2010s with minor guest roles on ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'', ''Friends of the People'', ''Guy Code'', and ''Wild 'n O ...

as friends at a house party who play a murder in the dark–style game called Bodies Bodies Bodies, which quickly goes wrong. ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' premiered at

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on March 14, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 5, 2022 by

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. The film grossed $14 million at the box office and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and the cast's performances, particularly Sennott's.

Plot

Bee, a young working-class woman from

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, travels with her wealthy girlfriend Sophie to a "

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" at a mansion owned by the family of David, Sophie's best friend. Other guests include Emma (David's aspiring actress girlfriend), the podcaster Alice, her much-older new boyfriend Greg, and the enigmatic Jordan. Max, another guest, left after a fight with David the night before Sophie and Bee arrived. After drinking, using drugs, and dancing, the group decides to play "Bodies Bodies Bodies," a murder in the dark-style game. David punches Greg during a slapping game and later winds him up after he is the corpse in the murder game, so Greg goes to bed. David then argues with Emma and leaves. As the storm worsens, the power goes out and the girls scramble to find a power source. Minutes later, Bee finds David outside with his throat slashed, a blood-stained

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nearby. Panicked and without cell reception, the group tries to go for help in Sophie's car but finds its battery dead due to Bee accidentally leaving its lights on. The group discovers Greg has a

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with a knife and a map of the area and becomes suspicious of him. They fearfully confront Greg, who is hostile in return, at first believing it to be part of the game. After a struggle, Bee bludgeons him to death with a

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out of fear. The group doubts that Greg was the killer and Emma theorizes that Max, who had confessed feelings for her the night before, returned to kill David. Sophie, a

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addict, relapses and verbally attacks Emma. After apologizing, Emma kisses her, to Sophie's confusion, before accepting drugs. Alice later finds Emma dead from a head wound at the bottom of the stairs and believes the group is being killed one by one. Jordan and Alice cast suspicion on Bee, revealing that no one with her name is on record as having graduated from her college; they throw Bee out into the hurricane. Returning to Sophie's car, Bee finds underwear that matches Jordan's bra in the backseat. She sees Jordan holding David's father's gun through a window, then crawls back inside through a pet door. Bee confronts the group, revealing that she dropped out of college to take care of her mother, who has

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. A vicious argument ensues, in which it is revealed that Jordan was the "killer" in the Bodies Bodies Bodies game, and she reveals resentment for Sophie due to her drug addiction and using David to regain access to her

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. She claims Sophie cheated on Bee with her, which Sophie denies. Sophie expresses why she would not date Jordan, that she avoids her friends because their behavior challenges her sobriety, and reveals that Jordan only " hate-listens" to Alice's podcast. After Alice responds by insulting Jordan's insecurities, Jordan shoots Alice in the leg. They struggle for the gun and Alice is fatally shot in the throat. As Sophie and Jordan fight, Bee pushes Jordan over the staircase banister. With her dying breath, Jordan tells Bee to check Sophie's text messages and shoots in their direction multiple times. The distrustful Bee hides from Sophie. When morning comes and the storm has blown over, Sophie tearfully confesses to Bee that she relapsed and witnessed Emma tripping and falling down the stairs to her death. However, Bee holds her at gunpoint, demanding to see her texts. Sophie tosses her phone away and they struggle, inadvertently picking up David's phone in the process, which shows that David accidentally slashed his own throat while trying to use the kukri to open a champagne bottle, which Greg had done earlier, for a

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video—revealing there was no real murderer after all. As Bee and Sophie realize the bloodshed was all for nothing, a confused Max returns to the mansion, and the power returns. When Max asks what happened, Bee only says that she now has service on her phone.

Cast

as Sophie *

as Bee *

as Jordan * Chase Sui Wonders as Emma *

as Alice *

as Greg *

as David *

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as Max

Production

In March 2018, A24 acquired ''Bodies, Bodies, Bodies'', a

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written by

. In September 2019, it was announced

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would re-write the script and direct the film. In April 2021, it was reported that

and

were set to star in the film, while

and

were in talks to join the cast, with

now set to direct. Bakalova said she was scared to be in a horror film, having been frightened watching them, but thought that A24 films were deeper; she said that the film was "more like an R-rated comedy." In May 2021, actors

, Chase Sui Wonders, and

joined the film, with Davidson and Herrold's casting also being confirmed.

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began in May 2021, with filming taking place at a Georgian stone manor house in

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. Ultimately, Roupenian was given a "Story by" credit for her work on the film's screenplay, while '' The Wolves'' playwright

received sole, final "Screenplay by" credit.

Music

The film's music score was composed by

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in March 2022.

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performed the song "Hot Girl" for the film, which was released as a single on July 26, 2022. The 9-music scores album was released on August 10, 2022, by A24 Music. Meghan Currier was credited as the music supervisor for the film, which contains 15 credited songs from a wide variety of artists including

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and

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. The music selection features a heavy prominence of female rappers and singer-songwriters.

Themes and influences

''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' has been described as a "satire on

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and privilege, all mediated by new technology, the language of progressive politics and

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, and

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identity itself". In a piece for ''

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'', Kalia Richardson writes that the film satirizes Gen-Z's symbiotic relationship with their cellphones and the

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, using

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to illustrate what happens when those two things became inaccessible: "when the Wi-Fi goes out, it's like they lose oxygen", remarks director Halina Reijn. Richardson notes that despite "the physical danger each character faces, their virtual realities remain central to the plot", recalling the characters' inability to relate to each other in person without the use of the "trauma-centered" jargon of

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such as "

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", "trigger", and "toxic". Several critics noted the influence of

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or specifically her 1939 mystery novel ''

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'' on the film. In an interview with ''

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'', director Halina Reijn cited the many films that influenced ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'', such as ''

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'' (1988), ''

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'' (2001), ''

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'' (1966), ''The Piano Teacher'' (2001), ''

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'' (1972), and the filmography of John Cassavetes. In an interview with ''

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'', Reijn revealed that the real-life Michael Peterson murder case in '' The Staircase'' inspired the scene of Emma's body at the bottom of the stairs.

Release

''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' premiered at

on March 14, 2022. It was theatrically released on August 5, 2022, in select cities, before a nationwide expansion on August 12. In April 2024,

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acquired international distribution rights outside China to the film. The film was released on VOD on September 27, 2022, followed by release on

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and

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on October 18, 2022.

Reception

Box office

In its opening weekend, ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' made $226,653 from six theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. The $37,775 per-venue average was the second best of 2022 for a limited release, behind ''

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'' ($50,130 in March). The film expanded to 1,283 theaters in its second weekend, and was projected to gross $2–3 million. It made $3.1 million, finishing eighth at the box office. Expanding to 2,541 theaters in its third weekend, the film made $2.6 million, finishing tenth. It made $1.1 million the next weekend, finishing fourteenth.

Critical response

On the review aggregator website

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, 86% of 237 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Impeccably cast and smartly written, ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' is an uncommonly well-done whodunnit."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by

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gave the film an average 3 out of 5 stars, with 63% saying they would definitely recommend it. Abby Olcese for ''

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'' praised the use of music and cinematography to enhance the single-location setting.

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found the social satire of the movie, and its use of setting to highlight this, to be strong. Lovia Gyarkye for ''

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'' found the film to be a psychological study of the friendship archetypes and the digital age, while also showing an understanding of the anxieties of twenty-somethings, praising the story. '' IndieWires Robert Daniels wrote that Reijn's direction was the strongest part of the film, while also praising the script for its social interrogation. Erin Brady of '' Little White Lies'' instead thought that the film fell apart towards the end because it is "a movie that claims to understand how Gen-Z treats societal topics ...

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portraying some of those topics so stereotypically." However, she said that the film was well paced and it was hard to resist the fun of it. ''

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''s Rafael Motamayor wrote that "it does falter somewhat when it comes to Gen Z talk ... like someone had a bunch of placeholders they swapped in with whatever term a teenager told them kids use these days," though also felt it was good overall. Valerie Complex at ''

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'' praised the cast, saying "each actor astheir own style that brings a varied flavor to the film, which makes the cast ... a joy to watch, even if their characters are insufferable," and

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for ''

'' praised the directing for giving the characters and actors room to explore. Complex and Daniels said that the characters as written are weak, but the performances all elevate them. Sennott was consistently named the standout performance of the film, while Brady said this was Myha'la's. Gyarkye wrote that nobody could deny the acting talent, noting Myha'la as well as Stenberg. Daniels highlighted Sennott and Davidson, while Marya E. Gates of ''The Playlist'' commended the ensemble while noting Davidson and Bakalova. ''

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'' Aurora Amidon felt that the cast were all successful, but that Bakalova's comedic talents were wasted by playing a serious character. Gleiberman described the film as "''And Then There Were None'' staged by

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for the age of

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." Gates felt that some scenes ran too long, but said that the film is "destined to

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its place on the mantle with seminal horror-comedy faves like ''

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'' and '' Scream''"; Gyarkye instead said that the film may not appeal to slasher genre fans. Eileen Jones of ''

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'' gave a negative review of the film, summarizing: "Like so many horror films attempting to be subversive, ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' tries to satirize the upper class. But all it delivers are tired, lazy tropes about Gen Z."

Controversy

''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' was the subject of controversy online following a review published in ''The New York Times'' by Lena Wilson that criticized the film's sexuality. "Young, hot people get trapped in a remote locale and are picked off one by one. The hotties in question are a group of twenty-somethings embittered by lifelong friendship," Wilson wrote. She continued, "The only thing that really sets ''Bodies Bodies Bodies'' apart is its place in the A24 hype machine, where it doubles as a 95-minute advertisement for cleavage and Charli XCX's latest single." Stenberg sent the critic a direct message on Instagram, saying, "Your review was great. Maybe if you had gotten your eyes off my tits you would've watched the movie!" Wilson posted a screenshot of the interaction, featuring her response to Stenberg as well, on her Twitter account. "Do you think she instagram DM'd Alison Willmore, Justin Chang, and Anthony Lane like this or," she wrote in her tweet. The tweet generated backlash on Twitter against both Stenberg and Wilson. On her TikTok, Wilson, who identifies as a lesbian, further criticized Stenberg's response, accusing her of homophobia. Stenberg said on her own TikTok account that she was only trying to be funny and ask an earnest question in private, which she did not expect to be aired in public. Stenberg also said that Wilson's comment aligned with comments Stenberg had heard about her own body: "It's quite surprising the amount of commentary I receive on my boobs. I wore this tank top in this movie because me and the costume designer felt it fit the character well. I do get tired of people talking about my chest. There seems to be a lot of unwarranted conversation about my chest." Wilson deleted her Twitter and TikTok accounts shortly after her tweet went viral.

References

External links

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