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The Serpent's Egg

1977Movie2 h 0 minR

DramaMystery
40
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Rotten Tomatoes20%56%

A profoundly sad, relentlessly bleak mystery movie about history and class and money.

Good for friends night · drop-in friendly · thought-provoking

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

The kind of terror that could never be... until now... until Bergman!

In 1923 Berlin, following the suicide of his brother, an American acrobat struggles to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism, and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.

Feels like

  • Weimar Republic
  • German Expressionism
  • Social Decay
  • Existential Crisis
  • Psychological Drama
  • Melancholy
  • Bleak
  • Intense
  • Claustrophobic

Cast

24 of 25

Crew

Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Written by
Ingmar Bergman
Produced by
Dino De Laurentiis
Music by
Rolf A. Wilhelm

Everyone

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

Facts

October 28, 1977 · 2 h 0 min · R

Released
October 28, 1977
Runtime
2 h 0 min
Age rating
R
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Original language
English
Also spoken
German
Made in
Germany, Italy
Available in
6 countries

Tropes

The Alcoholic, The Bad Guy Wins, Driven to Suicide +9

  • The Alcoholic
  • The Bad Guy Wins
  • Driven to Suicide
  • Fallen-on-Hard-Times Job
  • Herr Doktor
  • Unwitting Test Subject
  • Downer Ending
  • Riches to Rags
  • Cyanide Pill
  • Complete-the-Quote Title
  • Faux Affably Evil
  • Test Subject for Hire

12 of 17 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

3 questions, like "Where can I stream The Serpent's Egg?"

Questions about The Serpent's Egg

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Serpent's Egg?

It streams in 5 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is The Serpent's Egg worth watching?

40
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 40 (IMDb 6.6 and Rotten Tomatoes 20%). Audiences rate it higher (61 out of 100) than critics (20).

Will I feel good after watching The Serpent's Egg?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.