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Black Sabbath

1963Movie1 h 36 min

80
GreatGoodWatch score

A tense, intriguing horror movie about the mind.

Good for date night · friends night · binge-friendly

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body...Where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.

Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.

Feels like

  • Anthology Horror
  • Italian Horror
  • Supernatural
  • Vampires
  • Threatening Phone Calls
  • Deceased Medium
  • Gothic
  • Suspenseful

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Mario Bava
Produced by
Lionello Santi

Everyone

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Facts

August 17, 1963 · 1 h 36 min · Violence, Disturbing Imagery

Released
August 17, 1963
Runtime
1 h 36 min
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror
Original language
Italian
Also spoken
English
Made in
France, Italy
Available in
133 countries

Tropes

Adaptational Nationality, Covers Always Lie, Death by Irony +9

  • Adaptational Nationality
  • Covers Always Lie
  • Death by Irony
  • Decapitation Presentation
  • Dies Wide Open
  • Evil-Detecting Dog
  • Evil Old Folks
  • Ghostly Goals
  • Have a Gay Old Time
  • Horror Host
  • Nightmare Face
  • Undead Child

12 of 17 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Black Sabbath?"

Questions about Black Sabbath

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Black Sabbath?

In the United States, Black Sabbath streams on Prime, fuboTV, MGM+, Philo, and Night Flight+, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, FlixHouse, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, Darkroom, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It also streams in 131 other countries.

Is Black Sabbath worth watching?

80
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 82).

Will Black Sabbath scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Black Sabbath?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is Black Sabbath in English?

ItalianEnglish

No, it was made in Italian, with some English.