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I Spit on Your Grave

Play trailer Poster for I Spit on Your Grave R Released Nov 22, 1978 1h 41m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a young writer (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.
I Spit on Your Grave

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I Spit on Your Grave is as aggressively exploitative as its title suggests, although as a crude rejoinder to misogyny, it packs a certain amount of undeniable power.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is a film without a shred of artistic distinction. It lacks even simple craftsmanship. There is no possible motive for exhibiting it, other than the totally cynical hope that it might make money. Rated: 0/4 Sep 20, 2012 Full Review Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Simply another crudely made, explicitly violent '70s-era exploitation flick. Rated: C- Oct 10, 2005 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst I Spit On Your Grave does not maintain its level of offensiveness to become a sleaze cult classic as it strains credibility to such an extent that you can't really take it seriously. Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Kat Halstead Common Sense Media For those who are intrigued, go in prepared for a troubling experience guaranteed to make an impact -- whatever that may be for you. Rated: 2/5 Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Michael Talbot-Haynes Film Threat The film is a reaction to a system that allows rape to thrive unpunished by using cinema to expose and punish the perpetrators. Rated: 8.5/10 Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Zarchi's refusal to place a musical score or focus on Keaton as a titillating object of desire adds to a sense of complete discomfort in long, unyielding sequences from which there's no escape. Rated: 3/5 Nov 23, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I love the fact she gets revenge so damn much. There’s a lot of movies out there where something like this will happen, then someone else goes and gets revenge for them. I always found that kind of stupid. Katara’s whole arc of getting revenge for the murder of her mother is one of my favorites ever (Avatar the Last Airbender). Of course in contrast there are some films where that character is in too bad shape to get proper revenge. Like in “Boyz n the Hood” Ricky ain’t gonna come back to life after being shot to get revenge lol. So his brother and friends did it. This film is different, when films like this come along in which it lights a fire within and all you can hope for is victory it’s exciting. The gruesome ways she lures everyone in, and ends them proper is awesome. I really like how this film shows how a person can take back what’s theirs. Sort of like a vigilante. This film is very similar to Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” the more I think about it. Also the sped guy named Stanley sucked, I unironically disliked him. I honestly hated everyone except Jennifer in this movie actually. 3/5 stars, I know it seems like a low rating but I enjoyed it. Obviously gratuitous amounts of nudity, if you don’t like it then suck it up buttercup. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/04/24 Full Review Twiggy H Painfully tacky scenes but only continued watching for the pay off of the female character slaughtering all those douchebags. Didn't disappoint with how she executed with each scene, and quite happy with how it finished the film. No sequel needed. Overall, there's no fancy cinematics or over-the-top special effects - just kept it simple with the focus on the main character and the story, which was a good choice for that movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Audience Member Its a great little revenge story but not very action packed or got any tension Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/29/24 Full Review Doc H Shocking & disgusting, with sweet, cold revenge in the third act. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/03/24 Full Review Outer Splatter G The one of worst movie I have ever seen. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/09/23 Full Review Phantom P I only recommmend it if you have a certain point of view toward the subject of the movie. It got a lot of flak, was said to glorify violence against women. Though the violence against the main actress is incredibly excessive, it drives the point home in that her actions of retaliation against the men that did that to her is well-deserved. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a young writer (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.
Director
Meir Zarchi
Producer
Meir Zarchi, Joseph Zbeda
Screenwriter
Meir Zarchi
Distributor
Cinemagic
Production Co
Cinemagic Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 22, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m