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Mad God

2021 · 84 min

A wordless descent into a grotesque stop-motion underworld that feels like a waking nightmare, demanding patience and rewarding with unforgettable imagery.

Tagline
A journey beyond your wildest nightmares.
Overview
A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the world's preeminent stop-motion animator.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • survival
  • violence
  • death
  • madness
  • isolation
Places
  • fantasy world
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour1
Realism1
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity9
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, fantasy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Phil Tippett
Written by
Phil Tippett
Starring
Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Arne Hain, Jake Freytag, David Lauer, Hans Brekke, Tom Gibbons
Music
Dan Wool
Cinematography
Chris Morley
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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