The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz

Directed by Luis Buñuel

Produced by Alianza Cinematográfica Española

195589 min7.3 / 10

A surreal, darkly comic psychological portrait of a man's delusional obsession with murder, where reality and fantasy blur and ambition becomes grotesque.

A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...

Questions people ask

  • Does The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.

  • Is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz violent? 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.

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