Don't Torture a Duckling fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, history, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Don't Torture a Duckling is tense and scary. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, history, and mystery
Its world is built around crime, history, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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A classic tale of the perverse from director Lucio Fulci.
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Don't Torture a Duckling is included with a subscription to Philo, AMC+, Shudder, and Night Flight+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Plex, and Darkroom. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7 and Rotten Tomatoes 88%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 45 min
Don't Torture a Duckling runs 1 h 45 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Don't Torture a Duckling higher (88) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in Italian. Produced in Italy.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Don't Torture a Duckling in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for Don't Torture a Duckling, including Death of a Child, Extreme Mêlée Revenge, Chain Pain.
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