Mephisto
A slow, chilling character study of moral compromise, anchored by a magnetic performance, leaving a lingering sense of unease.
- About
- 1981 film directed by István Szabó
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 146 min
A slow, chilling character study of moral compromise, anchored by a magnetic performance, leaving a lingering sense of unease.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 3 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 8 | |
| Complexity | 8 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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A cold, stylish plunge into political and sexual self-deception, visually ravishing but emotionally chilling.
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A sharp, bittersweet look at Hollywood ambition, told through flashbacks that reveal how success can corrode relationships.
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A slow, unsettling study of power and dependence, coolly observed, with moments of dark irony and a quietly devastating finish.
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A brooding, fast-talking political tragedy that sweeps you up in one man's magnetic, corrupting climb and the quiet wreckage he leaves behind.
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Cynical, melancholic · about ambition and betrayal · nonlinear
A sharp, talky, black-and-white plunge into Hollywood backrooms, witty and weary, rewarding close attention with a lingering melancholy.
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Melancholic, slow-burn · about betrayal and identity · nonlinear
A slow-burning, emotionally intense drama that immerses you in a world of surveillance and moral awakening, leaving a lasting impact.
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Dark, cynical · about betrayal and morality · nonlinear
A witty, melancholic moral maze that shifts between dark crime and bittersweet comedy, leaving a lingering unease.
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Dark, cynical · about ambition and betrayal
A tense, cynical plunge into political backstabbing, where idealism curdles into betrayal and the cost of winning becomes chillingly clear.
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Dark, cynical · about betrayal and morality
A tense, verbally explosive pressure cooker that makes you feel the desperation and moral rot of its characters.
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Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about betrayal and identity
A slow, quietly cruel chamber drama that tightens like a vise, leaving a cold, satisfying ache.
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Dark · about betrayal and power
A chilling, methodical ascent into evil, anchored by a magnetic performance, leaving a lingering sense of dread and complicity.
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Dark, cynical · about ambition and betrayal · nonlinear
A brooding, shadow-lit melodrama that wraps maternal devotion around class striving and betrayal, leaving a lingering ache of love turned poisonous.
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Dark, cynical · about ambition and betrayal
A brutal, fast-moving rise-and-fall crime saga that feels raw and electric, with a chillingly charismatic lead and a grimly ironic finale.
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Dark, melancholic · about betrayal and identity
A dazzling, decadent musical that seduces you with cabaret numbers while a chilling political darkness creeps in around the edges.
From Mephisto
Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about betrayal and power
A sun-drenched summer idyll slowly curdles into dread, as a charming intruder turns a family gathering into a quiet, devastating reckoning.
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Dark, cynical · about betrayal and identity · nonlinear
A labyrinthine, emotionally charged noir that keeps shifting beneath you, demanding close attention as it blurs memory, fiction, and desire.
From Mephisto
Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about betrayal
A slow, painful descent into humiliation and obsession, watching a proud man crumble is both tragic and darkly comic.
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Dark, cynical · about betrayal and morality
A moody, shadow-drenched descent into postwar intrigue, where every alley hides a secret and loyalty is tested.
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Dark · about morality and identity
A grim, claustrophobic moral pressure cooker where survival and complicity blur, leaving a quiet, bitter aftertaste.
From Mephisto
Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about betrayal and morality · nonlinear
A quietly devastating moral drama that tightens like a vise, letting everyday details carry unbearable tension and heartbreak.
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Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about morality · nonlinear
A solemn, haunting meditation on mortality and faith, unfolding with stark imagery and quiet existential dread.
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Dark, melancholic, slow-burn · about ambition and betrayal · nonlinear
A slow, seductive descent into moral rot, wrapped in gorgeous carnival noir and a mounting sense of dread.
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Dark, cynical · about betrayal and morality · nonlinear
A sharp, cynical plunge into a nocturnal world of manipulation and moral rot, where every line cuts and the atmosphere is thick with menace.