MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for Zardoz

Zardoz

1974 · 106 min

A bizarre, campy sci-fi that feels like a fever dream, intellectually ambitious but often ridiculous.

Directed by
John Boorman
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Tagline
Beyond 1984, Beyond 2001, Beyond Love, Beyond Death.
Overview
In the far future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: Zardoz

You have no lists yet. Name one, and this title goes into it.

All your lists

In the USNot loaded yet.
Directed by
John Boorman
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Thriller
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • power
  • identity
  • freedom
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour6
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like Zardoz

Movie

Fantastic Planet

1973

A hypnotic, unsettling trip through alien landscapes that feels like a dream you can't quite shake.

Absurd, satirical, slow-burn · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
72 min
Details
Fantastic PlanetHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Sleeper

1973

A silly, fast-paced sci-fi romp full of slapstick and witty one-liners, light and easy to enjoy.

Absurd, satirical · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
brisk
Attention
easy-watch
Runtime
87 min
Details
SleeperHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

A Clockwork Orange

1971

A stylish, unsettling descent into violence and conditioning, laced with dark wit and classical music, demanding and provocative.

Absurd, satirical · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
137 min
Details
A Clockwork OrangeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Logan's Run

1976

A stylish, slightly campy 70s sci-fi chase with imaginative sets and a thoughtful dystopian core.

Campy, satirical · about identity and freedom

Via
  • campy
  • satirical
  • identity
  • freedom
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
118 min
Details
Logan's RunHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Holy Mountain

1973

A hypnotic, grotesque fever dream of symbols and shock imagery that overwhelms the senses and rewards surrender over understanding.

Absurd, satirical, slow-burn · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
115 min
Details
The Holy MountainHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Poor Things

2023

A wildly imaginative, visually sumptuous ride that is by turns hilarious, shocking, and strangely moving.

Absurd, satirical · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
141 min
Details
Poor ThingsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Lexx

1997–2002

A weird, grimy space odyssey that swings between deadpan comedy, gothic dread and cheap surrealism, always strange and often uncomfortable.

Absurd, campy · about power and identity

Via
  • absurd
  • campy
  • power
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
4
Details
LexxHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Sexmission

1984

A wild, satirical romp through a bizarre dystopia, mixing slapstick, political jabs, and cult oddity.

Absurd, campy · about power and identity

Via
  • absurd
  • campy
  • power
  • identity
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
117 min
Details
SexmissionHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Brazil

1985

A dizzying, funny, then crushing plunge into a bureaucratic nightmare where dreams and reality blur until you cannot tell which is which.

Absurd, satirical · about identity and freedom · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • identity
  • freedom
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
143 min
Details
BrazilHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

On the Silver Globe

1989

A hypnotic, chaotic descent into philosophical madness, with surreal imagery and fragmented narration that demands total surrender.

Absurd, eerie, slow-burn · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • eerie
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
165 min
Details
On the Silver GlobeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968

A majestic, slow, and often wordless journey that feels like a dream of human destiny, both awe-inspiring and unsettling.

Same cinematographer: Geoffrey Unsworth · Eerie, slow-burn · about power and identity · nonlinear

Also
Same cinematographer: Geoffrey Unsworth
Via
  • eerie
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
149 min
Details
2001: A Space OdysseyHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

The Prisoner

1967–1968

A stylish, disorienting puzzle-box that traps you in a deceptively cheerful village where nothing is as it seems.

Absurd, satirical · about power and identity · nonlinear

Via
  • absurd
  • satirical
  • power
  • identity
  • nonlinear
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Seasons
1
Details
The PrisonerHidden from your suggestions.

Cast

Where to watch in the US

Change country

We have not loaded where to watch in the US for this title yet. Check again in a day or two.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
fantasy, action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
John Boorman
Starring
Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara Kestelman, John Alderton, Sally Anne Newton, Niall Buggy, Bosco Hogan, Jessica Swift
Music
David Munrow
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.