A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Biting, Gnawing Terror Claws at Your Brain!
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Produced by Les Films Corona, International Apollo Films
A psychologically unsettling thriller that blurs the boundary between nightmare and reality, trapping its protagonist in a paranoid whodunit where her own fractured mind becomes the crime scene.
Carol Hammond, daughter of a politician, has vivid nightmares involving sex orgies and LSD. In a dream, she murders a neighbor she envies and wakes up to a real investigation into her neighbor's murder.
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Questions people ask
Is A Lizard in a Woman's Skin scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is A Lizard in a Woman's Skin easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does A Lizard in a Woman's Skin end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is A Lizard in a Woman's Skin violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is A Lizard in a Woman's Skin sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like A Lizard in a Woman's Skin, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
