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The Phantom of the Opera

Il fantasma dell'Opera

1998 ·1h 44m · ★ 4.7 (193)

A series of terrifying accidents and brutal murders leave a bloody trail into the subterranean caverns of an Opera house. Below the theatre stalks a man raised by creatures of the underworld.

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Director

Dario Argento Dario Argento
22 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookdeathgoregothic horrorliterary adaptationopera houseparis, francephantompolice protectionpolice shootoutratremakesecret passage

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