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Cannibal Holocaust

Play trailer Poster for Cannibal Holocaust 1980,  1h 35m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 63% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 61% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
63% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 61% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
A professor (Francesca Ciardi) finds the remains of a film crew in the Amazon and brings the camera footage back to America.

Critics Reviews

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Eric Henderson Slant Magazine Oct 6, 2005
0/4
Most of the enduring grindhouse movies lose the residue of sweaty misanthropy through the simple, inevitable obsolescence of their hard-candied centers of shock value. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Aug 30, 2005
D
The actual savages involved with Cannibal Holocaust are the ones behind the camera. Go to Full Review
Chase Hutchinson Collider Dec 29, 2022
B-
...the film is, to put it bluntly, one of the most intentionally distasteful and violent experiences one could ever watch. It also remains one of the genre’s most enduring, for better and worse, after all these years. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Jul 5, 2014
B
Rough, but it's an interesting type of sensationalism from a (thankfully) bygone production era. It's not a film to be enjoyed, but it certainly offers a singular genre bite that's impressively gonzo. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Jun 26, 2014
An enormous master work from Ruggero Deodato whose own film has pretty much guaranteed to outlive its creator. Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews Mar 6, 2012
1/4
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Audience Reviews

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Feb 9, 2019 The most emotionally scaring movie ive ever seen
Ron P Feb 2, 2019 This movie lacks in good writing what it overdoes in real animal violence, and has mediocre "human" gore overall. The rape scenes are well acomplished, wich makes me wonder how it hasn't been difamated as a bad movie that uses actual violence to spark things up. See more
Hagrid R Nov 30, 2018 Shock value mockumentary horror.
Kylo R Sep 27, 2018 A very crazy and disturbing movie. The gore and killings of live animals provides shock value. The plot is good, showcasing the relationships between native tribes and the first humans to come into contact with them. See more
Abraham S Jun 22, 2018 It's a bit difficult to defend this film, and I'm not just talking about the real animal death. One could argue that it serves a purpose ... in a documentary style film, fake violence has more impact when the edges reality is blurred by alternating it with real violence ... but that surely doesn't excuse anyone from taking life in order to make an exploitation film. I find it difficult to defend because it frequently crosses a line and delves into the pit of nasty cruelty. It's a muddled, hypocritical film that condemns the savagery of western civilization while savagely dehumanizing the people it purports to defend. I do defend this film though because it's a fiercely effective film that somehow feels enhanced by it's confusion and hypocrisy. Most cannibal films are pure exploitative garbage (which doesn't necessarily mean I don't like them, but it means they aren't much more than what they seem to be), but this one transcends that swamp in the last half hour and achieves something a bit like art. Not art ... but something a bit like it. I wonder who the real hypocrites are? See more
Hermione W May 25, 2018 LOVE CANNIBAL HORROR!
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Movie Info

Synopsis A professor (Francesca Ciardi) finds the remains of a film crew in the Amazon and brings the camera footage back to America.
Director
Ruggero Deodato
Screenwriter
Gianfranco Clerici
Production Co
F.D. Cinematografica
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 1980, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 35m
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