O Fantasma

O Fantasma

No one can live without love.

Directed by João Pedro Rodrigues

Produced by Rosa Filmes

200087 min6.2 / 10

A bleak, sexually explicit portrait of a lonely man's descent into obsession and violence, driven by unmet desire and emotional isolation.

Sergio is a brooding, alienated man who works as a trash collector in Lisbon by day and roams the city streets by night seeking rough, anonymous sex with men. One night he meets a man who seems to be the embodiment of his tormented fantasies, and he becomes obsessed with the stranger until loneliness and unfulfilled desire propel him finally into a dark and dangerous animalistic state.

Questions people ask

  • Is O Fantasma sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Does O Fantasma end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

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

  • Is O Fantasma violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is O Fantasma easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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.

41/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity62

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like O Fantasma

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as O Fantasma

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like O Fantasma, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like O Fantasma, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like O Fantasma, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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