The Human Centipede (First Sequence) fingerprintRelentless energy, emotionally cool.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, the mind, and everyday modern life
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor and absurdist humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor and absurdist humor.
Crime, the mind, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around crime, the mind, and everyday modern life.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Shudder, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 40/100 (IMDb 4.4, Rotten Tomatoes 48%, and Metacritic 33). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: violence, sexual content, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 32 min
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) runs 1 h 32 min.
Yes. Critics average 41 and audiences 37 out of 100, so both groups see The Human Centipede (First Sequence) much the same way.
No. It cost about $2 million to make and earned $252,207 worldwide, 13% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Japanese, German. Produced in Netherlands.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Human Centipede (First Sequence) in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 94 storytelling tropes for The Human Centipede (First Sequence), including Reality Has No Subtitles, Even Evil Has Standards, Even Evil Has Standards.
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