R
1982    1h 40mHorror, Thriller
7.083%78%6.8
With Argento's trademark visual style, linked with one of his more coherent plots, Tenebrae follows a writer who arrives to Rome only to find somebody is using his novels as the inspiration (and, occasionally, the means) of committing murder. As the death toll mounts the police are ever baffled, and the writer becomes more closely linked to the case than is comfortable.
Directed by Dario Argento
  • Anthony FranciosaPeter Neal
  • John SaxonBullmer
  • Daria NicolodiAnne
  • Giuliano GemmaDetective Germani
  • Christian BorromeoGianni
  • Mirella D'AngeloTilde
  • Veronica LarioJane McKerrow
  • Ania PieroniElsa Manni
  • Eva Robin'sGirl on Beach
  • Carola StagnaroDetective Altieri
  • John SteinerChristiano Berti
  • Lara WendelMaria Alboretto
  • Isabella AmadeoBullmer's secretary
  • Mirella BantiMarion
  • Ennio GirolamiDepartment Store Manager
  • Monica Maisani
  • Marino MaséJohn
  • Fulvio MingozziAlboretto
  • Giampaolo SaccarolaCoroner
  • Ippolita SantarelliProstitute
  • Crygina
    CryginaOctober 30, 2026
    Probably my favorite giallo of all time. Lots of style without the crazy colors & an awesome theme song to boot.
  • Rob MacKinnon
    Rob MacKinnonJune 1, 2026
    I hated this movie. I realize now that I don’t get Dario Argento and the love for these movies. Sure, I can appreciate the overall visual style, production design, music, etc., but the fact that the men are always misogynistic jerks and the women are always either sex objects or helpless victims or both is infuriating. If that’s the point, great. But they’re not for me.
  • Tyler S
    Tyler SSeptember 15, 2025
    👍👍 9/10
  • jamessa84
    jamessa84May 27, 2025
    It was very difficult to compare the authors books to the actual murders. As a non-professional, it just didn't come together for me.
  • sylvain.302
    sylvain.302April 25, 2025
    A Giallo masterpiece.

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