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Heavy Metal

1981 · 90 min

A wild, trippy ride through dark, erotic sci-fi tales with a killer rock soundtrack and striking animation.

Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Adventure
Tagline
A step beyond science fiction.
Overview
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • space
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour6
Realism2
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Heavy Metal Collection

  1. Heavy MetalMovie · 1981 This title
  2. Heavy Metal 2000Movie · 2000

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