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The Theatre Bizarre

2011Movie1 h 54 minR

45
MediocreGoodWatch score

A terrifying, grotesque horror movie about the mind and mystery.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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

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Story

Welcome to the Theatre of the Absurd.

Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.

Feels like

  • Anthology Horror
  • Grotesque Imagery
  • Surreal Nightmares
  • Dark Humor
  • Psychological Disturbances
  • Visually Disturbing
  • Arthouse Horror
  • Experimental
  • Bizarre Tales

Cast

Crew

Everyone

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Facts

July 15, 2011 · 1 h 54 min · R

Released
July 15, 2011
Runtime
1 h 54 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror
Original language
English
Also spoken
French
Made in
Canada, United States, France
Available in
138 countries

Tropes

Due to the Dead, Eye Remember, Slashed Throat +9

  • Due to the Dead
  • Eye Remember
  • Slashed Throat
  • The Film of the Book
  • The Place
  • Groin Attack
  • Playing with Syringes
  • Amphibian Assault
  • High-Class Cannibal
  • I'm a Humanitarian
  • Vagina Dentata
  • Children Are Innocent

12 of 49 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Theatre Bizarre?"

Questions about The Theatre Bizarre

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is The Theatre Bizarre worth watching?

45
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45 (IMDb 5.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 44%).

Will The Theatre Bizarre scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

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

Will I feel good after watching The Theatre Bizarre?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does The Theatre Bizarre use?

Due to the DeadEye RememberSlashed ThroatThe Film of the BookThe PlaceGroin AttackPlaying with SyringesAmphibian AssaultHigh-Class CannibalI'm a HumanitarianVagina DentataChildren Are Innocentand 37 more

TV Tropes lists 49 tropes for it, including Due to the Dead, Eye Remember, and Slashed Throat.