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The Exterminating Angel
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #402
- IMDb #493
- Rotten Tomatoes #277
- Letterboxd #326
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #561
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #382
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 75, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 94, everyone else 80.
See the most agreed on films →After a lavish dinner party, the wealthy guests find themselves unable to leave the music room of the mansion for no apparent reason. There are no physical barriers, yet a mysterious psychological force prevents their departure. As days pass, their civilized manners break down completely, revealing their base instincts, paranoia, and brutality as they run out of food, water, and patience.
Details
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Writers
- Luis Alcoriza, Luis Buñuel
- Released
- 16 May 1962
- Country
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- NR
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Cast
Full cast (40) →Awards
4 wins & 2 nominations total