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Eraserhead

1977Movie1 h 29 minNR

Horror
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic877.3Rotten Tomatoes87%82%
81
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Letterboxd3.8/5Metacritic877.3Rotten Tomatoes87%82%

Summary

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You scare easily

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Gets under your skin.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Scares you.

Not for warmth, uplift or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Sex Is Evilin 123 titlesIn real life parents already have a good chance of producing mentally and physically deformed children, and this is a fear of many expectant parents.The Eyes Have ItRare · in 6 titlesThe Baby. While it isn't completely still, most of its other movements are stiff and artificial enough to make it look like it wasn't alive anyway.All 49 tropes

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