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Suicide Club

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Police officers investigate a string of mysterious suicides throughout Japan.

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Grant Watson Fiction Machine Aug 27, 2019
6/10
It is emotionally satisfying, but logically inscrutable. Go to Full Review
Jean-François Vandeuren Panorama Sep 22, 2005
5/10
Shion Sono tente beaucoup plus de choquer son public [...] que de cerner adquatement son sujet dont le potentiel justifiait amplement la mise en chantier Go to Full Review
Mel Valentin eFilmCritic.com Jun 25, 2005
3/5
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Apr 25, 2004
1.5/4
...contains an outstanding premise, but mucks it up with inexplicable plot developments and an infuriatingly open-ended conclusion. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Nov 30, 2003
4/5
Harrowing Go to Full Review
David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com Nov 19, 2003
4/5
The film's an odd blend of mystery, social commentary, experimental freak-out, and all-out horror, and while the blend doesn't always work... it works well enough. Go to Full Review
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Peter W @RT12077588 Oct 23, 2026 Overall, this is absolutely not for the faint-hearted, with its confronting themes of mass suicide paired with an extreme level of gore, flesh, and splatter throughout. The opening is insanely powerful, genuinely shocking, and completely caught me off guard; it’s the kind of start that leaves your jaw on the floor. From there, it unfolds into a well-crafted mystery that pulled me in for most of its runtime, especially as the central mystery deepened and became increasingly unsettling. Visually, Sion Sono impressively brings a distinct, memorable style to the film. However, where it ultimately stumbles is in the third act. Unusual subplots begin to emerge, and while the core storyline attempts to provide answers, the execution feels muddled, vague, and not entirely satisfying. It’s frustrating because the ideas at the heart of the film are genuinely brilliant, yet bringing them together cohesively feels just out of reach. See more Iv M @Nuevausuaria1 May 25, 2026 El uso constante de violencia hacia animales ya no se siente como una crítica a la crueldad humana, sino como un recurso perezoso de shock. Lo preocupante no es solo que aparezca y se desquiten porque el objetivo del círculo apuntaba a humanos y a su razón de ser, sino lo normalizado que está dentro del entretenimiento y el hecho de que los mismos actores simulan el acto y fue y sigue siendo algo minimizado. See more ill 3 @RT25493494 Nov 2, 2025 Noriko's Dinner Table is kind of the sequel and far better imo. This movie is okay and tackles a controversial and important subject that was particularly relevant to Japan in this time period, however some scenes get silly by the end and it doesn't get really scary nor exciting See more Gabriel T @GabrielFagundes Oct 16, 2025 It's quite a non-cohesive movie in its tone and quality. Some scene sequences were amazing (super tense, comical or gory), while others seem to have been poorly filmed. You can notice it by the shaken cameras, weird angles, or the apparently not-intended lack of cuts. Sometimes the comedy here was incredible, and sometimes it didn't work. The special effects weren't that good and it looks like the movie never brings the character's trajectory together or wraps up the story at the end despite it being interesting See more thiago s @Thiagostone Mar 5, 2025 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, a história é bacaninha, só que os personagens são fracos, as cenas são fracas, o filme não traz cenas para deixar o filme bom, só as cenas do suicídio em grupo são interessantes, de resto é ruim. See more Dragomir J @RT59607046 Feb 27, 2025 Really interesting and fascinating to see how the plot changes and I lose it all See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Police officers investigate a string of mysterious suicides throughout Japan.
Director
Sion Sono
Screenwriter
Sion Sono
Production Co
Omega Project
Rating
R (Strong Violence/Grisly Images|Some Language|Disturbing Thematic Elements)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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