Mondo Trasho

Mondo Trasho

At Last... A "Gutter Film"

Directed by John Waters

Produced by Dreamland

196995 min5.2 / 10

A deliberately transgressive, surreal underground comedy that revels in shock, absurdity, and taboo imagery without narrative coherence or moral framework.

A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of the Virgin Mary, strange chicken-foot grafting operations).

Questions people ask

  • Is Mondo Trasho easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Mondo Trasho end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Mondo Trasho sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Mondo Trasho scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Mondo Trasho violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity96

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise42

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Mondo Trasho

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Mondo Trasho

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mondo Trasho, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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