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Anatomy

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Anatomy

R

Released Sep 15, 2000

1h 43m

Horror

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For an ambitious medical student like Paula, being chosen to take part in a prestigious anatomy course taught by a legendary professor is a dream come true. But Paula's delight quickly turns to sheer horror, when she finds a young man she met only days before lying in front of her on the dissecting table. She soon discovers that a centuries-old secret society, one known for its ruthless research on live humans, is headquartered at the same renowned institute where she is studying.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

While Anatomy is remembered as a Deutsche stab at the Scream formula, Ruzowitzky’s film is far less straightforward than a basic teen-slasher.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

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German made horror/slasher pic that rocks, as it makes the viewer uncomfortable.

Rated: B

Sep 6, 2014

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2005

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Apollo Guide

Rated: 68/100

Mar 16, 2004

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David Nusair

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[Anatomy's] premise is so strong and so creepy, that it keeps the film afloat even during its conventional slasher movie conclusion.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 11, 2002

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Patrick Byrne

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Rated: 68/100

Sep 10, 2002

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Gerald H

Pubertärer Scheissdreck. Liebe Regisseure: wann seht Ihr Euch mal einen Spielbergfilm an und kommt zur Erleuchtung, dass all Eure erbärmlichen Sexszenen völlig sinnlos und oft sogar völlig kontraproduktiv sind? Unpassender filmscore/soundtrack zusätzlich.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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JJJJJJ J

An okay film overall that is in some ways a bit of a mixed bag. It has some really good parts and some of... lesser quality. Some truly, truly beautiful shots, and some where you can see the microphones.... The film does get better as it goes. There is some straight up ridiculousness to the plot towards the beginning but like I said better as it goes on. This film does not take it self to seriously which helps the film. Overall I really think this film is worth a watch for fans of horror genre. It breaks away from much of the cliche subject matter of many eurofilm's giving it enough depth to warrant a watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/16/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyed the film, I think it was done in German and instead of adding subtitles they've replaced it with english which lets it down.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Young Franka Potente is very cute and resolute as ace medical student uncovering the least secret Secret Society in movie history. Starts with some promise but gradually loses all credibility as things like missing students, massive bloodstains, and psychotic pseudo-surgeons are never noticed by anyone on a university campus. How can so many smart people act so dumb?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Pretty cool German horror flick. Cool idea about a secret society of doctors experimenting on live bodies, for the betterment of mankind.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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A SCREAM-kind of slash, in German.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

For an ambitious medical student like Paula, being chosen to take part in a prestigious anatomy course taught by a legendary professor is a dream come true. But Paula's delight quickly turns to sheer horror, when she finds a young man she met only days before lying in front of her on the dissecting table. She soon discovers that a centuries-old secret society, one known for its ruthless research on live humans, is headquartered at the same renowned institute where she is studying.

Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Producer: Thomas Wöbke, Andrea Willson, Jakob Claussen
Screenwriter: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Claussen & Wöbke Film Production, Deutsche Columbia Pictures Film Prod.
Rating: R (Language|Gore|Some Sexuality|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: German
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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