Is Brain Damage easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Brain Damage end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Brain Damage scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Brain Damage violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Brain Damage

Name: Brain Damage
Genre: Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1988
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Rick Hearst, Gordon MacDonald, Jennifer Lowry, John Zacherle, Theo Barnes

It's a Headache from Hell.

Directed by Frank Henenlotter

Produced by Palisades Partners, Levins-Henenlotter Productions

198886 min6.7 / 10

A grotesque, darkly comic body-horror film that uses a parasitic addiction metaphor to explore euphoria, dependency, and the loss of self.

Brian comes under the addictive spell of a parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in its hosts.

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Is Brain Damage easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Brain Damage end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Brain Damage scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Brain Damage violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Brain Damage sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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