Is Four Flies on Grey Velvet scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% 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 Four Flies on Grey Velvet violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% 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 Four Flies on Grey Velvet 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 Four Flies on Grey Velvet end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% 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 Four Flies on Grey Velvet sad?

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.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Name: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michael Brandon, Mimsy Farmer, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Aldo Bufi Landi, Calisto Calisti

When the flies start to crawl, so will your flesh...

Directed by Dario Argento

Produced by Universal Productions France, Seda Spettacoli

1971104 min6.5 / 10

A paranoid, visceral giallo thriller built on blackmail, framing, and mounting dread as a man becomes entangled in a serial killer's game.

Roberto, a drummer in a rock band, keeps receiving weird phone calls and being followed by a mysterious man. One night he manages to catch up with his persecutor and tries to get him to talk but in the ensuing struggle he accidentally stabs him. He runs away, but he understands his troubles have just begun when the following day he receives an envelope with photos of him killing the man. Someone is killing all his friends and trying to frame him for the murders.

Clusters

Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Corruption and Distrust Death Penalty Films Serial Killers And Assassins LGBTQ Movies

Genres

Horror Mystery Thriller

Keywords

Photographer Blackmail Claustrophobia Decapitation Male Homosexuality Serial Killer Whodunit

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Questions people ask

Is Four Flies on Grey Velvet scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Four Flies on Grey Velvet violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Four Flies on Grey Velvet easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Four Flies on Grey Velvet end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Four Flies on Grey Velvet 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.