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A Spanish film student (Ana Torrent) finds a videotape showing the torture and murder of a missing coed.

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Jason Newman Rolling Stone (The) director Alejandro Amenábar balances actual, terrifying visuals with Hitchcockian red herrings for one of the best debut films in years. The technology might be quaint, but the fear remains resonant. Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Scott Tobias AV Club Amenábar dodges the moral hysteria and hypocritical prurience that infected Joel Schumacher's 8mm three years later, and his cinephilia suffuses the film in mostly exciting ways. Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety Despite some whopping improbabilities - would snuff movie producers really hide their master tapes in a university storage room? -"Thesis" generates genuine tension Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Imran Khan PopMatters Tesis won't exactly knock the socks off of viewers; However, it is exceptionally acted, with all actors delivering solid performances and fully submitting to the demands of some of the more arduous action sequences. Rated: 7/10 Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Sergio Benítez Espinof A film that is terrifying when you want, that knows how to raise the production of adrenaline in the respectable with ease. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 10, 2019 Full Review Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses mia filodoksi apopeira sholioy sti bia toy mesoy poy ypiretei [o skino8etis], ton tropo poy ayti hrisimopoieitai os opioyho skeyasma, kai etsi gia ton habale, ton symbolismo toy ergaleioy poy koybalaei ston omo toy (os ergaleio apokalypsis tis alitheias, Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 14, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tasos L Reminds me of 8mm with Nicolas Cage. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review g j 6.5 stars. This is solidly acted, but feels a bit too well-trodden to hold much resonance through a modern lens. I didn't find the story particularly engaging, and found it a bit tonally flat in terms of ambience. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Dhanu K Alejandro Amenábar's directorial debut, Thesis, is a rare gem that proves to be an unsettling, nerve-wracking, clever thriller that is handled with so much passion and care. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review dustin d Tesis is a creepy suspense film that will keep you guessing without insulting your intelligence. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Si bien se construye en función de los clásicos clichés del genero de horror (¿porqué no van a la policía?), y el mensaje final es mucho más brutal en el clásico Funny Games de Haneke, la película se logra sostener por las buenas actuaciones, sobre todo la de Fele Martinez. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Late R Because of a low budget, visually, it's a little on the bland side, but Alejandro Amenábar doesn't let that stop him from delivering a thriller/horror film with a strong, tense atmosphere and some superb performances, both of which are key to its success. Despite a couple of plot points that stand out as questionable, it's mostly well-written, always keeping you guessing by throwing you for a loop more than once in smart ways – Amenábar chooses well how much to reveal and when, as well as using the tone to further confuse his audience and increase the dread. Finally, ‘Thesis' is somewhat of a thesis itself positing that we, as humans, are inherently and perversely attracted to violence. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/30/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Spanish film student (Ana Torrent) finds a videotape showing the torture and murder of a missing coed.
Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Producer
José Luis Cuerda
Screenwriter
Alejandro Amenábar
Production Co
Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L., Sogepaq
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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