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Climax

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When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night -- and find out who's responsible -- before it's too late.
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Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, Climax captures writer-director Gaspar Noé working near his technically brilliant and visually distinctive peak.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Regardless the various attempts at shock value (with scenes involving self-mutilation and abortion) seem downright desperate. Mar 16, 2020 Full Review Ben Croll TheWrap Just like Possession, this tale of stylized hysteria is an absolute scream. Feb 12, 2020 Full Review Michael Koresky Film Comment Magazine In the latest goofy provocation from a director who never saw a space-dank dungeon or sunny bedroom-upon which he couldn't unleash a swirly-twirly camera, Noé puts a pansexual, multicultural dance troupe through its paces before sending them to hell. Mar 21, 2019 Full Review Bianca Garner Filmotomy There is so much potential here, and it's so frustrating that Noé didn't go even further. Apparently, Climax was shot with only a 5 page long script and it shows. Oct 11, 2024 Full Review D.M. Palmer Vague Visages The film documents the dissipation of idealism and the gradual slide into self-annihilation... Nov 9, 2023 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Less a film and more an experience (an anxiety-inducing one, at that), Climax is a fascinating and stressful watch. Rated: 4/5 Mar 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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David F Amazing dancing at the start but it goes downhill from there. I’m a big fan of both LSD and avante-garde films, but I just wish there was more going on here than people acting like they are freaking out scene after scene. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review David R Only Gaspar Noe can create like this. A horrible story portrayed in cinematic expertise. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Sarah D A waking nightmare. Sweaty, scary, paranoid hysteria. Love the dancer concept. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review rob d It feels like what would happen if Larry Clark moved to France and watched too much Godard. I’m pretty convinced that no one involved in this film has ever done LSD. Lots of hot people acting ratchet and moaning for duration of film. I would like to meet the director so I could put on a tube top, writhe around and scream in his face. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Prabudhjeet A There should be supervision for everything in the world. A good first act. But it ends with the movie. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/22/24 Full Review Georgan G This is a wild French movie that requires subtitles, but is blatantly sexual - with no translation needed. 24 dancers, with many so androgynous it keeps you guessing. Great dancing. However, LSD does not cause insanity, etc. so the premise is way off base. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night -- and find out who's responsible -- before it's too late.
Director
Gaspar Noé
Producer
Edouard Weil, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Richard Grandpierre
Screenwriter
Gaspar Noé
Distributor
A24
Production Co
arte France Cinéma, Eskwad, Wild Bunch, Les Cinémas de la Zone, Rectangle Productions, KNM
Rating
R (Disturbing Content|A Combination of Drug Use|Violent Behavior|Language|Some Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Music, Horror
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$813.8K
Runtime
1h 35m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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