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The Beyond

1981Movie1 h 28 minNR

Horror
66
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.5

A terrifying, relentlessly bleak horror movie about fantasy and the mind, with standout world-building and sound design.

Good for friends night · drop-in friendly · pure escapism

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · graphic violence bothers you · you scare easily

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Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

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Story

Beyond death...Beyond Evil...Beyond the dreaded gates of hell.

New Yorker Liza Merril inherits an old hotel in Louisiana and invests her savings to reopen the place, unaware that the hotel houses the body of a dead painter murdered decades earlier, and that the location is about to become a gateway to Hell.

Feels like

  • Italian Horror
  • Supernatural
  • Gothic
  • Grotesque
  • Visceral
  • Bleak
  • Nightmarish
  • Doomed
  • Uncanny
  • Otherworld

Cast

21 of 21

Crew

Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Written by
Lucio Fulci, Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo
Produced by
Fabrizio De Angelis
Music by
Fabio Frizzi

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

April 22, 1981 · 1 h 28 min · NR

Released
April 22, 1981
Runtime
1 h 28 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence, Nudity, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror
Original language
Italian
Made in
Italy
Budget
$400,000
Box office
$123,843
Available in
20 countries

Tropes

Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, Spiders Are Scary, Everything's Deader with Zombies +9

  • Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
  • Spiders Are Scary
  • Everything's Deader with Zombies
  • Boom, Headshot!
  • The Big Easy
  • Ominous Latin Chanting
  • The Nothing After Death
  • Lovecraft on Film
  • Facial Horror
  • "Blind Idiot" Translation
  • Tome of Eldritch Lore
  • Gainax Ending

12 of 30 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream The Beyond?"

Questions about The Beyond

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Beyond?

fuboTVPhiloAMC+KanopyFandorShudderPluto TVNight Flight+

In the United States, The Beyond streams on fuboTV, AMC+, Shudder, Night Flight+, and Screambox, and it is free with ads on Philo, Kanopy, Fandor, Pluto TV, Darkroom, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and YOW.tv. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and FlixFling. It also streams in 12 other countries.

Is The Beyond worth watching?

66
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 6.5).

Will The Beyond scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 10 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 9 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching The Beyond?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Is The Beyond in English?

Italian

No, it was made in Italian.

What tropes does The Beyond use?

Trust Me, I'm a DoctorSpiders Are ScaryEverything's Deader with ZombiesBoom, Headshot!The Big EasyOminous Latin ChantingThe Nothing After DeathLovecraft on FilmFacial Horror"Blind Idiot" TranslationTome of Eldritch LoreGainax Endingand 18 more

TV Tropes lists 30 tropes for it, including Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, Spiders Are Scary, and Everything's Deader with Zombies.