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The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975 ·1h 39m · ★ 7.4 (3,101)

After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

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Director

Jim Sharman Jim Sharman

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
0
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
67
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
71
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Setting

Castle

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorPregnancy HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

based on play or musicalboldcastelocross dressingdramaticeuphoricgroup sexhalloweenhomoeroticismhorror musicalindependent filmjoyouslyricalmusicalplayfulprovocativepsychotronicrock musicalrock 'n' rollseductionsex addictionsexual identityshockingtime warptransvestismtransvestitetransylvaniavibrant

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