Bluebeard

Bluebeard

He had a WAY with the world's most beautiful, most seductive, most glamorous women ...he did AWAY with them.

Directed by Edward Dmytryk

Produced by Barnabe, Gloria Films

1972125 min5.4 / 10

A darkly comedic thriller about a serial-killing aristocrat and his discovery by a new wife, blending horror with satirical camp.

Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women.

Questions people ask

  • Does Bluebeard end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Bluebeard scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Bluebeard easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Bluebeard violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Bluebeard sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity75

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Bluebeard

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bluebeard, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bluebeard, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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