The German Chainsaw Massacre poster

The German Chainsaw Massacre

Das deutsche Kettensägenmassaker

1990 ·1h 3m · ★ 3.8 (27)

Taking place around the German reunification of 1990, a group of East Germans cross the border to visit West Germany and get slaughtered by a psychopathic cannibal family who want to turn them into sausages.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
100
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorCannibalismDehumanizationTorture
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