The Day of the Beast

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The Day of the Beast

R

Released Dec 23, 1998

1h 43m

Horror

Comedy

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A heavy-metal fan (Santiago Segura) and a psychic (Armando De Razza) help a priest (Alex Angulo) seek the infant Antichrist in Madrid at Christmas.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

A streak of social commentary that ultimately collides with the story’s religiosity in bitterly ironic fashion...

Jun 29, 2022

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Anne Billson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

This second feature by naughty Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia turns out to be a splendidly blasphemous horror-comedy about nothing less than the birth of the Antichrist.

Nov 27, 2017

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Adam Mars-Jones

Independent (UK)

At two hours, the gore is thick but the fun is spread thin. Gallows humour is the order of the day, though nobody seems to have realised that black comedy is still required to be funny.

Nov 14, 2017

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It's de la Iglesia's wicked sense of humor that proves to be the picture's greatest strength.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 3, 2021

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Adam Lippe

Examiner.com

The film is aware that the plot points are absurd, and de la Iglesia visually tells the story as if it were a mean spirited comic book, but it all plays straight, with no irritating winking.

May 1, 2011

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Daniel Eagan

Film Journal International

Its mildly blasphemous subject matter, weak special effects, and at times murky storyline make it a tough sell to mainstream audiences anywhere.

Jan 10, 2007

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Markus S

Podemos decir que esta fue la película donde el mundo empezó a conocer de verdad el cine español. Después ya harían obras más dramáticas en los 2000 y más adelante como Celda 211, Mar adentro, Hable con ella, Dame tus ojos, Mientras duermes, REC, El Bola, etc. Pero joder, los años 90 si fueron, en mi opinión, cinematográficamente más icónicos, ¡es en parte por esta buena película! Ojalá hubiera más terror y la bestia intimidara más, pero supongo que por temas de presupuesto no pudieron permitírselo. Eh pero que da igual, cine español, con Álex de la Iglesia lo tenemos.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Leo F

The best movie to come out of Spain ever !! A must see !!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Alan K

Best B Spanish horror film you can catch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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Leo P

This is the greatest Spanish thing since Don Quixote.We learn what is the Devil's mark and hotline number to Hell. Apártate,Satanás!Esto no es un juego.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Ivan B

Sinceramente es la mejor pelicula que he visto en mi vida, uno pensaría que a un religoso como yo le va a enfadar mucho el contenido de la pelicula, como la aparicion del anticristo, pero todo lo contrario,de hecho es la unica pelicula que me ha gustado tanto como para verla mas de 10 veces(nota personal: 100/10 y GOD)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Nawt W

With a splendid opening scene that perfectly showcases its premise, this black comedy unfortunately falls short of being truly amazing. Mostly because the plot just settles into the pattern of Cura inferring something as a sign for his bizarre conviction and following it, then the violence ensues as he further spirals into self-fulfilling, snowballing madness.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Synopsis

A heavy-metal fan (Santiago Segura) and a psychic (Armando De Razza) help a priest (Alex Angulo) seek the infant Antichrist in Madrid at Christmas.

Director: Alex de la Iglesia
Producer: Claudio Gaeta, Andrés Vicente Gómez, Antonio Saura
Screenwriter: Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Alex de la Iglesia
Distributor: Trimark Pictures
Production Co: Iberoamericana Films Producción S.A.
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.1K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby

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