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The Day of the Beast

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bucky R So funny. My favorite Xmas movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review 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 Full Review Leo F The best movie to come out of Spain ever !! A must see !!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/24 Full Review Alan K Best B Spanish horror film you can catch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/11/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alex de la Iglesia

Director

Álex Angulo

Cura

Armando De Razza

Profesor Cavan

Santiago Segura

José María

Terele Pavez

Rosario

Nathalie Seseña

Mina

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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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