Santa Sangre

Santa Sangre

Forget Everything You Have Ever Seen...

Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky

Produced by Productora Fílmica Real, Produzioni Intersound

1989122 min7.2 / 10

A hallucinatory descent into psychological horror and familial madness, blending surrealist imagery with visceral trauma and cult mythology.

A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Santa Sangre scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Does Santa Sangre end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Santa Sangre violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.

  • Is Santa Sangre sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is Santa Sangre one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Santa Sangre easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% 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.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise45

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Santa Sangre, and what each one shares →

Like Santa Sangre

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Santa Sangre

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Santa Sangre, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Santa Sangre, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Santa Sangre, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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