Suspiria

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Suspiria

R,

1977,

1h 32m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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94%

64 Reviews

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83%

25,000+ Ratings

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83%

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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.

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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

Jan 7, 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

Oct 5, 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

Apr 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, 2025

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

Nov 4, 2023

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

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

Jul 18, 2023

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

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Abraham S

Apr 5, 2019

This film is not for the faint of heart. Suspiria is an excellent and terrifying film that is massively underrated and looked over. The film has an excellent setting that is both beautiful and eerie at the same time. The camera work is incredible and the lighting is just pure genius. The films story is original and is pushed forward by good performances and developed, memorable characters. The film is very disturbing, gory, and unsettling but it is not over the top, it is just enough to leave you with your jaw dropped frozen with fright. The films practical effects are also good and (mostly) still hold up today. The score by Goblin is brilliant and chills your spine at the same time. This movie will mess with your mind and make you question your sanity by the end of it. It really draws you in and keeps you attentive with its creepiness and intense moments. The film has elements of a paranormal horror film along with psychological elements and a touch of slasher. Overall a truly horrific and unsettling film that will leave you amazed, and stunned.

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Rey W

Apr 4, 2019

One of the scariest movies I have seen. Since it is a foreign country to me, that only intensifies the fright you feel.

Apr 3, 2019

very stylish,scary,and bloody

Abraham S

Apr 2, 2019

A furious ride of nightmares where eyes and ears are prisoners of a horrific and malevolent spell. Acting and plot are almost laughable but Suspiria creeps under the skin and won't leave you anymore.

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Feb 11, 2019

what a crap! why this became a cult movie, i realy wonder. its beyond bad b-movie trash, its boring as hell and the bright red fakeblood only utterly funny. what a waste of time! sorry but there are hundreds of horror movies out there which deserve the title cultmovie! but not this crap.

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George S

Jan 31, 2019

Hard to know what to say about this. It's an odd-ball of a production. It's clearly a visual feast, but not at all a mind-bender, and that music is all sorts of things - catchy, ensorcelling and annoying at the same time.

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Jessica Harper

Suzy Bannion

Stefania Casini

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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)

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