Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

Directed by Ruggero Deodato

Produced by DMV Distribuzione, Globe Films

198892 min5.6 / 10

A dark serial killer thriller centered on a pianist suspect, built on mounting tension, cryptic clues, and a killer's taunting game with police.

Police Comissioner Datti is investigating the murder of a female doctor whose murderer seems to be a thirty-fivish year old man. Soon another murder follows: Pianist Robert Dominici's girlfriend is found killed. The killer also challenges Datti on the phone and says he can't be caught since he has a secret which makes him invulnerable. In the meantime the clues seems to point in strange directions...

Questions people ask

  • Is Phantom of Death scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Phantom of Death end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Phantom of Death violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Phantom of Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Phantom of Death 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.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise32

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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