Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body follows the uneasy friendship between Jennifer, the stunning, mercilessly confident cheerleader, and her quieter best friend Needy. After a mysterious incident at a local bar, Jennifer starts behaving in violent, predatory ways that the town writes off as partying and bad choices. Needy notices patterns no one else does and tries to piece together what Jennifer has become while other classmates suffer. The story tracks how their bond strains under fear, gossip, and danger, with Needy having to decide how far she'll go to stop the person she once admired without revealing everything about herself.

Directed by Karyn Kusama from a screenplay by Diablo Cody, the 2009 film mixed horror and dark comedy and starred Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried in the central roles, giving a glossy, modern spin to teen horror conventions.

The movie opened with mixed box office results and modest commercial returns compared with studio hopes, so it faded quickly from mainstream theaters, though subsequent home video and streaming kept it in circulation.

Over time Jennifer's Body developed a devoted following and critical reassessment, particularly among viewers who appreciated its sly satire of high school hierarchies and celebrity culture. The film's sharp tone and focus on female friendship and rivalry made it a frequent subject of online discussion and late night screenings.

Critical response was divided, reflected in a vote average of 5.986/10 from 4,111 votes, with reviewers praising the screenplay's dark wit while criticizing tonal unevenness. The movie puts themes like sexual politics, jealousy, and the pressures on young women in pop culture front and center, using horror imagery and black humor to complicate familiar teen movie dynamics.