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Thesis

Play trailer Poster for Thesis R,  1996,  2h 5m,  Mystery & Thriller/ Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 86% 14 Reviews Tomatometer 89% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 89% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A Spanish film student (Ana Torrent) finds a videotape showing the torture and murder of a missing coed.

Critics Reviews

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Jason Newman Rolling Stone Sep 10, 2019
(The) director Alejandro Amenábar balances actual, terrifying visuals with Hitchcockian red herrings for one of the best debut films in years. The technology might be quaint, but the fear remains resonant. Go to Full Review
Scott Tobias AV Club Sep 10, 2019
Amenábar dodges the moral hysteria and hypocritical prurience that infected Joel Schumacher's 8mm three years later, and his cinephilia suffuses the film in mostly exciting ways. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety Mar 26, 2009
Despite some whopping improbabilities - would snuff movie producers really hide their master tapes in a university storage room? -"Thesis" generates genuine tension Go to Full Review
Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Mar 10, 2026
4/5
Why would Hollywood allow Joel Schumacher to make 8MM when he could have just remade Thesis, a spectacular (and very prescient) mid-90s thriller? Go to Full Review
Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Mar 5, 2026
4.5/5
Amenábar's game changing Spanish thriller is stylish, prescient, and incredibly well-crafted. From the casting of Ana Torrent to the culpability of the audience, this feels like a proto-Scream...nearly half a year before that film debuted. Go to Full Review
Imran Khan PopMatters Sep 10, 2019
7/10
Tesis won't exactly knock the socks off of viewers; However, it is exceptionally acted, with all actors delivering solid performances and fully submitting to the demands of some of the more arduous action sequences. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Hagrid L Apr 22, 2019 Tight thriller. Excellent cast. Good suspense. Well worth checking out.
Abraham S May 30, 2018 I watched this movie because of Ana Torrent, but I ended up liking it: It's a well-crafted and very engaging thriller dealing with the theme very popular in the 70's, snuff cinema. See more
Draco S Jan 1, 2017 My favourite spanish movie, featuring Eduardo Noriega's best performance to date.
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Cast & Crew

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Alejandro Amenábar

Director

Ana Torrent

Angela

Fele Martínez

Chema

Eduardo Noriega

Bosco

Rosa Campillo

Yolanda

Miguel Picazo

Figueroa

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Thesis

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Spanish film student (Ana Torrent) finds a videotape showing the torture and murder of a missing coed.
Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Producer
José Luis Cuerda
Screenwriter
Alejandro Amenábar
Production Co
Sogepaq, Las Producciones del Escorpión S.L.
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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