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Cannibal Holocaust

Play trailer Poster for Cannibal Holocaust Released Feb 7, 1980 1h 35m Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A professor (Francesca Ciardi) finds the remains of a film crew in the Amazon and brings the camera footage back to America.
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Time Out Its pointed attack on exploitative film-making seems somewhat rich in the circumstances, but this is well made, uniquely unpleasant and almost deserving of its huge cult status. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Most of the enduring grindhouse movies lose the residue of sweaty misanthropy through the simple, inevitable obsolescence of their hard-candied centers of shock value. Rated: 0/4 Oct 6, 2005 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness The actual savages involved with Cannibal Holocaust are the ones behind the camera. Rated: D Aug 30, 2005 Full Review Chase Hutchinson Collider ...the film is, to put it bluntly, one of the most intentionally distasteful and violent experiences one could ever watch. It also remains one of the genre’s most enduring, for better and worse, after all these years. Rated: B- Dec 29, 2022 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Rough, but it's an interesting type of sensationalism from a (thankfully) bygone production era. It's not a film to be enjoyed, but it certainly offers a singular genre bite that's impressively gonzo. Rated: B Jul 5, 2014 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed An enormous master work from Ruggero Deodato whose own film has pretty much guaranteed to outlive its creator. Jun 26, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jhon C Il film vuole far rendere conto allo spettatore della malvagità presente nella nostra civiltà, e grazie alla estrema violenza è in grado di far percepire tutto il male che un uomo può infliggere per fama. Il film fa apparire i cannibali come popolani che si difendono dalla violenza portata dall'uomo "civilizzato". Colonna sonora leggendaria Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Michael C Evil crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Kalin D A brilliant film with breathtaking cinematography. The entire time I was thinking how incredibly difficult it must have been to film this in the Amazon rainforest. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Audience Member I gotta call this a found footage revenge film. Crazy that your literally cheering for the cannibals. Morbidly put they got what they deserved. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/25 Full Review Stoner J The OG found footage flickering. I love these movies but this is the one that’s hardest to watch, not creepy, just wrong! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/25 Full Review Teddy B Strangely entrancing and entertaining in its heinousness, 'Cannibal Holocaust' rises above your usual exploitation schlock even if its message gets a bit wishy-washy near the very end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A professor (Francesca Ciardi) finds the remains of a film crew in the Amazon and brings the camera footage back to America.
Director
Ruggero Deodato
Screenwriter
Gianfranco Clerici
Production Co
F.D. Cinematografica
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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