Movie

Mazes and Monsters

1982 · 100 min

A slow, unsettling slide from playful fantasy into real-world delusion, anchored by a tragic lead performance and a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline: Danger lurks between fantasy and reality.
Overview: Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide to move the board game into the local cavern. Robbie loses his mind, and the line between reality and fantasy fuse into a harrowing nightmare.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Madness, obsession, friendship, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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.

Add to a list: Mazes and Monsters

Stream in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Mazes and Monsters, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
obsession
friendship
identity
grief
Places: school
big city
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild