Is The Manitou easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Manitou scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Manitou end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Manitou violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Manitou

Name: The Manitou
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1978
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara, Susan Strasberg, Stella Stevens, Jon Cedar

Evil does not die… It waits to be re-born!

Directed by William Girdler

Produced by Melvin Simon Productions, Mid-America Pictures

1978104 min5.4 / 10

A body-horror occult thriller that blends possession mythology with supernatural revenge, anchored in paranoia and spiritual dread.

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

Questions people ask

Is The Manitou easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Manitou scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Manitou end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Manitou violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Manitou sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% 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.