Thesis

Thesis

My name is Ángela. They're going to kill me.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar

Produced by Las Producciones del Escorpión

1996125 min7.5 / 10

A visceral, paranoia-soaked thriller about a film student whose academic investigation into violence becomes a nightmare when she discovers she's being hunted by the killers she's studying.

While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.

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

  • Is Thesis violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Does Thesis end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Thesis easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Thesis sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity24

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love88

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Thesis

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Like Thesis, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Thesis, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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