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Caligula

1979Movie2 h 36 minNC-17

DramaHistory
34
BadGoodWatch score
IMDb5.4Rotten Tomatoes18%38%

An explicitly sexual, relentlessly bleak drama movie about history and a real life story.

Good for adults · solo watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you · you're watching with family

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Story

Absolute power corrupts

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity.

Feels like

  • Explicit Historical Drama
  • Notorious Cult Film
  • Extreme Depravity
  • Star-Studded Cast
  • Grotesque Spectacle
  • Controversial Production
  • Unfiltered Nudity
  • Campy Excess
  • Psychological Descent

Cast

18 of 18

Crew

Directed by
Tinto Brass
Written by
Masolino D'Amico
Produced by
Bob Guccione, Franco Rossellini
Music by
Bruno Nicolai, Sergei Prokofiev, Renzo Rossellini

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Facts

August 14, 1979 · 2 h 36 min · NC-17

Released
August 14, 1979
Runtime
2 h 36 min
Age rating
NC-17
Content
Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
Italian
Made in
Italy, United States
Budget
$18 million
Box office
$23 million
Available in
30 countries

Tropes

Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Nipple and Dimed, Advancing Wall of Doom +9

  • Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
  • Nipple and Dimed
  • Advancing Wall of Doom
  • The Starscream
  • Composite Character
  • Adaptational Heroism
  • Three-Way Sex
  • The Caligula
  • Brother–Sister Incest
  • Sand Necktie
  • Porn with Plot
  • Male Frontal Nudity

12 of 71 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Caligula?"

Questions about Caligula

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Caligula?

In the United States, you can rent or buy Caligula from Apple TV Store. It streams in 4 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Caligula worth watching?

34
BadGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 34 (IMDb 5.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 18%). Audiences rate it higher (46 out of 100) than critics (18).

Will I feel good after watching Caligula?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.

Will Caligula scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

It's more unsettling than scary: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for uncanny, but 5 for scares.

Is Caligula in English?

Italian

No, it was made in Italian.

What tropes does Caligula use?

Bitch in Sheep's ClothingNipple and DimedAdvancing Wall of DoomThe StarscreamComposite CharacterAdaptational HeroismThree-Way SexThe CaligulaBrother–Sister IncestSand NecktiePorn with PlotMale Frontal Nudityand 59 more

TV Tropes lists 71 tropes for it, including Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Nipple and Dimed, and Advancing Wall of Doom.