Bimbo's Initiation

Bimbo's Initiation

Directed by Dave Fleischer

Produced by Fleischer Studios

19317 min7.0 / 10

A surreal, darkly comedic early animation that gleefully torments its protagonist through a fever dream of grotesque initiation rituals and impossible horrors.

Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation. When he refuses, they fling him through a nightmarish sequence of terror and torture devices. Will our hapless hero make it out alive?

Questions people ask

  • Is Bimbo's Initiation scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Bimbo's Initiation sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Bimbo's Initiation easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Bimbo's Initiation end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Bimbo's Initiation violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

87/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

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Surprise96

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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