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Phenomena

R 1985 1h 50m Horror Mystery & Thriller List
74% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 67% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings
An American (Jennifer Connelly) at a Swiss finishing school calls on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Donald Pleasence) fight a monster. Read More Read Less
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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine Eschewing fussily prepared three-act structures and stopwatch-timed story beats, Dario Argento’s films unfold according to their own distinctive logic. Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Nicholas Royle Time Out Between shots of stunning mountain scenery there are paranormal breezes, unfeasibly bright night-lighting and buckets and buckets of maggots. Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Jon Pareles New York Times The best acting is by an expressive, resourceful chimpanzee -- definitely the year's Best Supporting Primate. Aug 30, 2004 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk constantly skirts the edge of being something unique and enthralling, but at each turn Argento turns up the volume a bit too loud or piles on just a bit too much, even for those who appreciate his elaborate excesses Rated: 2/4 Mar 27, 2023 Full Review Chris Alexander Alexander On Film As troublesome as this sentiment may sound, SUSPIRIA and DEEP RED might be Argento’s most important movies, but their formidable powers dim substantially when stacked up against to the berserk and rapturous mutant anomaly that is PHENOMENA. Dec 8, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Even folks who don't generally like movies that can broadly be categorized as "gore" or "slasher" flicks should be able to get a kick out of the works of Dario Argento, and Phenomena represents as good a starting point as any. Rated: 3/4 Oct 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nathan B This is my first time watching a film from "legendary" filmmaker Dario Argento. He definitely has an unique style but I would consider pretty unfocused. The cinematography is good for the most part but the editing is so random. Some of old school music works but the 80s rock used in some scenes is totally out of place. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/24 Full Review Adriana C Good movie terrible soundtrack Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review Jonathan O Phenomena is really a phenomenal supernatural horror thriller with really creepy crawling scene that make you skin crawl. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/24 Full Review Francisco M A masterpiece from Dario Argento, one of the masters of Italian horror cinema. Phenomena is a must-see for fans of the genre Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Christian H This has to be one of the most random movies I've ever watched. It felt like a group of friends got stoned, discussed a horror movie and then filmed it exactly like they talked about. Terrible acting, terrible script, no plot, just weird random happenings with few/no connection. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review GuyManDude B I never thought I'd experience a horror movie just as bad as The Blair Witch Project, but the story plods like an episode of Dora the Explorer. Where are the scares and story elements? Oh, they're not here! Utter garbage. I wouldn't even watch it for free. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An American (Jennifer Connelly) at a Swiss finishing school calls on insects to help a paralyzed scientist (Donald Pleasence) fight a monster.
Director
Dario Argento
Producer
Dario Argento
Screenwriter
Dario Argento
Production Co
DACFILM Rome
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2017
Runtime
1h 50m
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