Suspiria

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Suspiria

R

1977

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

Critics Consensus

The blood pours freely in Argento's classic Suspiria, a giallo horror as grandiose and glossy as it is gory.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

01/07/2021

What makes [Suspiria] especially effective is how they use horror to make a point about educational institutions' enforcement of gender hegemony to interrogate conventional femininity.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

10/05/2018

What lingers is not a sense of evil but exhilaration in how far Argento and his fellow filmmakers were willing to go to shock and delight; the movie's sheer exuberance is the cinematic equivalent of a blood transfusion.

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Christy Lemire

ChristyLemire.com

04/16/2018

3/4

Argento accomplishes so much simply through lighting and music - which goes a long way to compensate for the stilted dialogue and awkward character interactions.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

8/10

The dialogue is kind of goofy at times, but to me, that is part of the charm. My problem with Suspiria is that with a run time of only an hour and 40 minutes, it somehow feels like a 2 hour + movie.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

11/04/2023

... a stylish, surreal, downright puzzling piece of seventies Grand Guignol weirdness ...

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

07/18/2023

Suspiria is abrasive, corny in all the right ways, and a blast from start to finish.

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Michael T

@Michael3333 1d

I really enjoy horror films and Suspiria overall was an ok horror film. I did really enjoy the aesthetic of the movie.

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Elias M

@Elias_miguel_502 2d

this movie had a scene with maggots and i just couldn't watch the rest, more importantly the plot was very confusing as well as the violent scenes. it has horror aspects but not entirely played right. -Elias miguel

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valeria S

@valeriasalgado 3d

I really like this film I like the suspense that this film carried throughout the whole entire movie I would watch this movie.

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Adrian A.

@Adrian_AU 3d

This movie to me was a bit boring because I found the plot to be confusing. These are times when you are questioning the horror moments. It was interesting but confusing and I didn’t enjoy the music.

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Gi S

@Gistevenn Feb 17

Not as good as advertised, at least to me. I dropped it when the maggots started dropping.

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Jazmine G

@jazminegonza Feb 7

I thought this film was so intriguing and unique because it captured both elements of suspense and horror. The sounds and coloring was a great compliment to the film’s creepy and eerie plot. It also reminded me of the movie Level 16 as the headmasters of both films used a front to cover the operation that they were secretly running. Regardless, I thought this was such a cool film to watch!

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Synopsis

Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Thomas De Quincey, Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
Distributor: Joseph Brenner Associates Inc. [us], Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fox Lorber
Production Co: Seda Spettacoli
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)