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The Boxer's Omen

1983 ·1h 45m · ★ 6.5 (76)

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

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5 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
91
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorEye TraumaDehumanizationTortureAnimal Harm
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TMDB Keywords

batblack magicbuddhismcrocodilehong kongmonksummoning spellsurrealismtaoist priestthai boxing

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