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A candy-colored nightmare from Italian terror maestro Dario Argento, Suspiria weaves a menacing tale of witchcraft as a fairy tale gone horribly awry. From the moment she arrives in Freiberg, Germany, to attend the prestigious Tans Academy, American ballet-dancer Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper) senses that something horribly evil .. Read more

Starring	Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Alida Valli, Joan Bennett
Director	Dario Argento
Genres	Horror

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- Psycho meets The Exorcist, with no holds barred: a genuinely scary thriller with gaudy visuals and a screaming sound track. A pyrotechnic display for those who can take it.
- 30028
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
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  - 19
  Notoriously sadistic moments
  
  I was hoping for so much from this film after being scared witless by dir. Argento. Suspiria has great colour, shocking random violence and a genuinely ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Pookie
  - London
  - 24 Jan 2004 at 20:48
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- - 0
  - 0
  Suspiria delivers.
  
  Yeah loved it! A real attack of the senses from Argento! Great use of colour and sound with a good story. The Italian Hitchcock delivers one of his best films ... read more »
  
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- - Hodges
  - 2 reviews
  - 07 Apr 2012 at 15:33
- - 0
  - 2
  couldn't get past ten minutes.
  
  I knew before watching that it maybe a little out there but the problem i had with the film was the constant loud music that was really distracting to the point... read more »
  
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- 1099182
- - Tom
  - UK
  - 04 Mar 2012 at 18:44
- - 1
  - 0
  Great stylisation and interesting themes
  
  The wonderfully gaudy stylisation, powerful use of colour and stunning music are the best thing about this film. The violence is (to me) not frightening, but ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Feb 2012 at 13:57
- - 0
  - 0
  They don’t make ‘em like they used to…
  
  …and some people may say ‘Thank goodness for that.’
  
  Some people might, but not me. Suspiria has a lot going for it. It also has a lot ... read more »
  
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- - TheWatchman
  - 213 reviews
  - Suburbia
  - 03 Feb 2012 at 22:49
- - 0
  - 3
  Utterly rubbish
  
  like properly rubbish there is no crumb of comfort here this film is awful from start to finish, awful visuals, dialogue, acting, music and direction make this ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Lincoln, England
  - 31 Jan 2012 at 19:01
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  - 1
  I wouldnt watch this for its story just for the visuals
  
  It wasnt scary.
  
  It was a little ridiculous as the dubbing was so strange.
  
  I liked the lighting and the sets were visually striking. Bold ... read more »
  
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- - lele_poco
  - 43 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 19:26
- - 0
  - 0
  Too bad they don't have minus stars on here
  
  Not sure how to describe it .. but saying it is the worst horror movie I have seen in a loooooong time is a fair statment. Horrible acting, directing,script and... read more »
  
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- - Film_Maker
  - 9 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Nov 2011 at 11:49
- - 0
  - 0
  just the right side of Hysterical
  
  In many ways Dario Argento's (arguably) most famous film treads an uneasy path between suspenseful and risible. All the annoying 70s Euro-movie faults seem ... read more »
  
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- 1044797
- - a customer
  - 25 Sep 2011 at 19:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Utterly Bonkers
  
  An over-wrought, melodramatic, visually mad, raucous assault on all the senses. Without the painful score by Goblin this film would have been just another ... read more »
  
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- 1039391
- - MinkyNinky
  - 56 reviews
  - Matlock, Derbyshire, UK
  - 11 Sep 2011 at 12:53
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  Suspiria - My Review
  
  Absolutely mental from the outset, there is little or no need to listen to the dialogue. Just listen to Goblin and watch the weird light show and then when its ... read more »
  
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- - DaddyTank
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  - Ulan Bator
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 14:09
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- - 34
  - 19
  Notoriously sadistic moments
  
  I was hoping for so much from this film after being scared witless by dir. Argento. Suspiria has great colour, shocking random violence and a genuinely ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 298267
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Pookie
  - London
  - 24 Jan 2004 at 20:48
- - 17
  - 5
  The Witching Hour
  
  Many years ago when 'The Scala' in Kings Cross was a cinema and not a club I went to see a late night viewing of several Argento films. At this time I ... read more »
  
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- 201416
- - Merlin
  - London
  - 01 Feb 2006 at 17:50
- - 12
  - 7
  Still cuts it
  
  I remember seeing this at the Cinema when it first came out, and being scared witless. I watched it again 18 years on, and whilst it doesn't have the same ... read more »
  
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- 6492
- - Bilko
  - 57 reviews
  - Staines
  - 26 May 2004 at 11:14
- - 8
  - 3
  what pooh
  
  Oh my god where do i begin. This was pure crap!! I sat through about 45 mins and finally had to turn it off. The acting was - well bad would be an ... read more »
  
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- - pinatanovia
  - 10 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Mar 2008 at 10:01
- - 8
  - 4
  Extremely Poor.
  
  This extremely weak, low-budget, Italian 'horror' film has so many faults as to make it laughable.
  
  The quality of the dubbing is atrocious, ... read more »
  
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- - JohnnyX
  - 100 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 20 Aug 2008 at 02:00
- - 9
  - 6
  Terrible
  
  Waste of time... no suspense.. no horror.... nothing at all... sat all the way thro waiting for something to happen
  
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- - Pricey
  - 1 review
  - Huddersfield
  - 07 Jan 2008 at 13:10
- - 7
  - 3
  Visually stunning horror
  
  This 1976 horror is one of the most beautifully shot films I have ever seen. Every scene looks incredible. There is also some nice gore. The story is not quite ... read more »
  
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- - Lee Bright
  - Chelmsford
  - 31 Oct 2005 at 11:20
- - 5
  - 1
  Warning: not to be viewed when sober
  
  It may well be a glorious 70s technicolour dreamscape featuring a mesmerising score by the Goblins, but unfortunately that doesn't make up for the total ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Bath
  - 23 Sep 2007 at 08:51
- - 5
  - 2
  great
  
  check out the scenes the bbfc edited on youtube
  
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- - a customer
  - somehwre
  - 20 Apr 2007 at 22:23
- - 10
  - 9
  Holy Moly
  
  just had a dube and watched this film and my heart is racing. very dark with constantly dangerous music played in background with demonic chanting. WoW this ... read more »
  
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- 2357
- - andrew ellis
  - england
  - 22 Feb 2004 at 23:18

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Critics' reviews
- Psycho meets The Exorcist, with no holds barred: a genuinely scary thriller with gaudy visuals and a screaming sound track. A pyrotechnic display for those who can take it.
- 30028
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- From his stylish, atmosphere-laden opening - young American ballet student arriving in Europe during a storm - Argento... read more on Time Out
- 43136
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Campy, surreal....Really quite funny, during those isolated interludes when nobody is bleeding."
- 7396
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- Suspiria
  
  Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper) is an American ballet student, travelling to Germany to study at an exclusive dance academy in the Black Forest. After one of the students and her friend are hideously murdered in the first of Argento's breath-catching set-piece killings, Suzy discovers that the ...

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  A candy-colored nightmare from Italian terror maestro Dario Argento, Suspiria weaves a menacing tale of witchcraft as a fairy tale gone horribly awry. From the moment she arrives in Freiberg, Germany, to attend the prestigious Tans Academy, American ballet-dancer Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper) senses ...