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Man Bites Dog

1992 · 96 min

A queasy, complicit descent into nihilistic violence, where the killer's charm makes the horror feel uncomfortably funny and then just unbearable.

Tagline
A killer comedy.
Overview
The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • crime
  • media
  • morality
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • found footage
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour7
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
André Bonzel, Rémy Belvaux, Benoît Poelvoorde
Written by
André Bonzel, Vincent Tavier, Benoît Poelvoorde
Starring
Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Valérie Parent, Édith Le Merdy, Jenny Drye, Malou Madou
Cinematography
André Bonzel
Runtime
96 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
French, Italian

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