Phenomena

Name: Phenomena
Director: Dario Argento
Genre: horror
Released: 1985
Rating: 6.8

1985ItalyLanguage: EnglishDirected by Dario Argento★ 6.8

Available in English: subtitled

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Themes and style

Tone

hauntingsurrealbleakdark comedy

Pacing

slow burnescalatingdreamlike

Story

investigationsurvivalpursuit

Emotion

figuring out who you arebelongingloss of innocenceparanoia

Themes

men and women navigating expectationscorrupt institutionsclass and money

Feel

quietly hauntingcerebralrewatchablediscussion starter

Violence

graphic

Where to watch

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Hollywood films like Phenomena

If Phenomena hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.

Us

2019USA★ 6.93 pt match

Like Phenomena, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are, paranoia, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: class and money. The feel is the same: haunting, surreal, and escalating.

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