Tenebrae

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Tenebrae

R

1982

1h 40m

Horror

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Visiting Rome on a promotional tour for his new novel, writer Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) is pulled into a murder mystery as someone familiar with his work begins a series of killings. While the police look into the crimes, Neal investigates on his own, aided by his beautiful assistant, Anne (Daria Nicolodi), and a tenacious young local named Gianni (Christian Borromeo). As the murderer brutally dispatches of other victims, Neal gets closer to discovering the psychopath's identity.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Unpleasant even by contemporary horror standards.

Jun 24, 2006

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Tenebre is a brilliant piece of self-reflexive cinema.

Rated: 4/4

Dec 4, 2001

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

The mystery is compelling, the horror is effective, and the visual style is captivating.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 16, 2023

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

at once an over-the-top roll in all the most gruesome and outlandish of Argento’s preoccupations (beautiful women being graphically slaughtered, relentlessly roving camerawork, a bombastic musical score) and an aggressive defense of them

Rated: 3/4

Oct 6, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Argento delights in tripping up audiences with startling plot twists, thematically rich analyses, and bursts of extreme violence.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 4, 2023

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The film is a classic and one more than worth watching. It’s a solid giallo entry by a master that helps shows why Argento is considered as such.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 30, 2023

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Sams K

One of Argento's finest work. Not perfect but like almost every films of him, a cult of the genre.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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Henry M

Never having watched a giallo film before, I was pleasantly surprised to find wonderful cinematography, an excellent soundtrack, and a memorable and interesting plot line. I felt invested in the mystery and was satisfied with the end reveal. Visually, an incredibly stylish movie with beautiful women. Erotic at times, incredibly violent throughout, and fully delivering on entertainment. While the scene with the dog chasing the girl was not connected much to the plot, it was so genuinely thrilling and scary and well shot that I couldn't imagine the movie without it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Tasos L

I'm a fan of Argento movies, but this is one of my favourites.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Ginger 1

A near perfect giallo with some brutal kills and great fame commentary.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/11/24

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Jay H

It's quite absurd... and quite good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/24

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Mike H

Not only obe of the greatest Giallos ever, but one of the greatest mystery horror movies ever. Argento’s direction is like Hitchcock with a small dose of LSD. Everything about this movie is gorgeously over the top. Leave your expectations aside and just go with the wild ride the movie takes you on. The third act in particular is horror paradise. It’s one of those movies with so much going on that it gets better with each rewatch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/26/24

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Synopsis

Visiting Rome on a promotional tour for his new novel, writer Peter Neal (Anthony Franciosa) is pulled into a murder mystery as someone familiar with his work begins a series of killings. While the police look into the crimes, Neal investigates on his own, aided by his beautiful assistant, Anne (Daria Nicolodi), and a tenacious young local named Gianni (Christian Borromeo). As the murderer brutally dispatches of other victims, Neal gets closer to discovering the psychopath's identity.

Director: Dario Argento
Producer: Claudio Argento
Screenwriter: Dario Argento, George Kemp
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2019
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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