7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Bolt the doors! Lock the windows! Dr. Lao's coming to town!

Directed by George Pal

Produced by George Pal Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1964100 min6.9 / 10

A whimsical, transformative fantasy where a mysterious circus master brings magic and self-reflection to a small Western town through encounters with mythical creatures.

An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.

Questions people ask

  • Does 7 Faces of Dr. Lao end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is 7 Faces of Dr. Lao easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is 7 Faces of Dr. Lao sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is 7 Faces of Dr. Lao scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is 7 Faces of Dr. Lao violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise56

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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