Point of Terror (1971) movie poster

Point of Terror

1971 ·1h 28m · ★ 4.4 (22)

A nightclub singer has nightmares about being involved in adultery and murder, only to wake up and find that they may not be nightmares.

Why it matters

A stylish early ’70s psycho-thriller that blurs dream and reality with lurid flair and grindhouse grit.

  • A pre-genre-mashup glimpse of neo-noir meets psychological horror before it was a thing.
  • Features a sultry nightclub setting soaked in shadow and tension, capturing that era’s seedy glamour.
  • Practical effects and practical storytelling — no CGI, just raw suspense and a slow-burn unraveling of identity.
  • For fans of late-night drive-in fare and cult psychodramas that toy with perception and paranoia.

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
86
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
28
Survival
0

TMDB Keywords

adulterymurder

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