Mad Love

Mad Love

A new, a strange, a gifted personality comes to the screen!

Directed by Karl Freund

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

193568 min7.0 / 10

A lurid, psychologically twisted tale of surgical obsession and body horror, where a mad doctor's warped love becomes an instrument of grotesque violation.

An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mad Love easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Mad Love end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Mad Love scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Mad Love violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Mad Love 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.

75/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity74

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Mad Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mad Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Mad Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Mad Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mad Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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