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The Exterminating Angel

1962
Comedy
Drama
1h 35m
After a lavish dinner party, the guests find themselves mysteriously unable to leave the room... (imdb)
Directed by:
Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel
Written by:
Luis Buñuel Luis Buñuel
Starring:
Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Enrique Rambal Claudio Brook Claudio Brook José Baviera José Baviera Augusto Benedico Augusto Benedico Antonio Bravo Ofelia Guilmáin Jacqueline Andere Rosa Elena Durgel César del Campo Lucy Gallardo Enrique García Álvarez
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
AKA:
Ángel exterminador, El
Country:
Mexico
Language:
Spanish
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The Exterminating Angel

1962
Comedy
Drama
1h 35m
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prowlerprowler
Rated 24 Sep 2008
93
96th
i'm never entering a room again in my life
Rated 24 Sep 2008
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 09 Feb 2007
99
99th
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish. Witty and clever and insightful and strange as all get-out, just how I like 'em. A genius concept and Bunuel explores it to such a degree that it never feels gimmicky or forced. This is surrealism at its finest -- going on tangents to reality and raising questions that may or may not have answers, engaging the mind and also tickling the funny bone.
Rated 09 Feb 2007
beedubBeeDub
Rated 04 Jun 2018
82
51st
Watchable but underwhelming. By the end of the 90+ minute runtime, we've been told the joke, re-told it, had it screamed at us through a megaphone, then had it tattooed on the inside of our eyelids just in case we didn't get it. Had I actually cared about the characters, I might not have minded, but they remain a bunch of interchangeable elitists up to the bitter end, with Bunuel determined to keep us at arm's length from them. I don't get the hype.
Rated 04 Jun 2018
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 24 Dec 2009
100
99th
Guests at an upper-class dinner party find that they cannot leave the room. One of the marvelous things about this film is how this absurd premise is soon accepted--both by the characters and the audience--as a matter of fact, and how the reactions of the characters are treated with complete realism and considerable humor. This is a haunting film, with an unsettling ending.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 04 Sep 2012
3
45th
It's funny, lovely to look at, and there are a number of great set pieces scattered about. It's also cruel and mean-spirited. Bunuel is full of interesting ideas, but the execution lacks nuance and subtlety. The central metaphor is paper thin. There's little in the way of character or actual human content; the large cast is nothing more than one giant bourgeois caricature. It's certainly an entertaining film, but I'm not sure it lives up to its reputation as an unabated masterpiece.
Rated 04 Sep 2012
nbd_rabNBD Rab
Rated 04 Jun 2013
100
99th
A strange piece of psychological survival-horror that turns the world upside-down as society's safest people are thrown into a hopeless ordeal. I love it for its simplicity-it's horror where the only monster is the madness and paranoia of the victims. The mystery is just that- a mystery that serves to fuel the human drama and social commentary. It needs no solution.
Rated 04 Jun 2013
castrophCastroph
Rated 29 Jun 2009
7
70th
The trapped atmosphere and the satire on the bourgeoisie make this both a horrifying picture of humans at their worst and a comedic take on the idea if the bourgeoisie were separated from the rest of society and trapped in their own tiny limited world. Buñuel utilizes one set for the main part of the film in a similar manner of Hitchcock's Rope but that set is used for a symbolic purpose instead of keeping suspense in one trapped environment.
Rated 29 Jun 2009
tonydaltonydal
Rated 28 Sep 2007
15
1st
A fatuous, indulgent mess. Sophomoric classroom exercise. Everything you expect (and dread) in Art.
Rated 28 Sep 2007
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 13 Mar 2011
80
80th
The precursor to reality tv. I didn't really get it, but I guess Buñuel didn't intend me to. Part surrealist drama with religious undercurrents, part social commentary skewering the aristocracy, it does seem to lose direction and pace after a while, but surrealism will get you anywhere with me. You'll be spending most of the film thinking 'What the hell is it' and most of your time after watching this film thinking 'What the hell was it'. The point being: You'll be thinking about it.
Rated 13 Mar 2011
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 19 Feb 2007
93
98th
An great absurdist existentialist movie about a group of rich people stuck at a dinner party. The plot is pretty simple 90% of the movie takes place in a single room but the movie is filled to the brim with social commentary and visual treats.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
stillfuchsiastillfuchsia
Rated 10 Feb 2007
95
99th
It's two hours of surrealist No-Exit-esque heaven.
Rated 10 Feb 2007
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 11 Jan 2018
84
79th
I once had a similar idea for a show that involved trapping Ted Nugent and Dee Snider in a room until they revealed something profound about the human condition. It only takes time and pressure. Buñuel later expressed a regret that he didn't push these characters to cannibalism - so much foreshadowing stands out with that in mind, the natural conclusion of a dinner party.
Rated 11 Jan 2018
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 15 Jun 2010
80
81st
The premise is fascinating and gave me all kinds of Twilight Zone flashbacks. Exposing the upper class for the selfish and amoral (ab)users they are isn't that shocking anymore, but that doesn't lessen the viewing experience. Some surreal scenes to top it off and you've got an interesting mix of social commentary and weird mystery. My main gripe is that the movie does not really have a strong momentum, and it becomes a little tedious after a while.
Rated 15 Jun 2010
amerigoamerigo
Rated 03 Aug 2008
75
37th
A completely overrated rehash of Sartre's No Exit. Too preoccupied with divisions of social class, Bunuel fails to look deeper. The ending however salvages what otherwise is a very straightforward satire of the upper class. As a surrealist piece, it is very tame and ultimately fails to move beyond the very conventional genre of the "fantastic" (Todorov's definition) . I am frankly stupefied by the ammount of praise this film has received.
Rated 03 Aug 2008
caimancaiman
Rated 15 Aug 2010
92
95th
I've never seen anything else like this. There is something so inexplicably creepy about these people being unable to leave the room. The movie really got to me. I couldn't stop thinking about it all day. The events are surreal, yet they're wrapped in a layer of normalcy (it's a story about rich friends meeting for dinner, after all), making the film seem exceptionally strange and otherworldly. I don't have a complete grasp on what it all means, but I think that's half the fun.
Rated 15 Aug 2010
purgatospurgatos
Rated 18 Aug 2008
95
96th
Fascinating. There wasn't a single scene that wasn't a joy to watch.
Rated 18 Aug 2008
vertiggoVertiggo
Rated 01 Feb 2009
100
99th
A portrait of the human nature at it's worst.
Rated 01 Feb 2009
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 20 Jan 2012
92
96th
Buñuel takes a classic surrealist plot and executes it to its logical conclusion. His old favorite target, the bourgeoisie, take a ribbing, but the ending reveals Buñuel is going deeper, railing against social divisions and reminding us of the dangers of walling yourself off from the world, in whatever form it may take. His skill with humorous deadpan surrealism is as excellent as ever. Claustrophobic, in a good way.
Rated 20 Jan 2012
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 06 Dec 2009
10
97th
Buñuel sticks it to the upper class in this highly accessible and engaging surrealistic delight.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
neonmanNeonman
Rated 18 Aug 2014
92
94th
I've been intrigued by this movie's story ever since I first heard of it, and continued to be as I watched the film, and still am now. This sort of situation sets itself up to be very allegorical, but it isn't explicit in any way. The impressive absurdity of the film is how silly and ridiculous the conflict is, yet how empathetic the film is to the characters. Its vague surrealism ventures more deeply at the appropriate times, especially the killer ending.
Rated 18 Aug 2014
staryarabbistaryarabbi
Rated 18 Oct 2014
80
79th
phenomenological surrealism is the style of that movie and that puts the movie nearer to dreams unlike the raw surrealist movies which become fantasy by exaggerating the "unreal" aspects of the life. "phenomenological" because there isn't any logical explanation for them not quitting the room, "surrealist" because that very irrationality gives the movie its dreamlike (or nightmare) quality.
Rated 18 Oct 2014
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 04 Feb 2016
93
99th
Fascinating and sneakily hilarious work that turns the absurd vanities and hollow facades of the percieved elite into a delightfully surreal survival mystery. Despite the underlaying weirdness and some completely out-of-the-blue wackiness it stays enjoyably economic with style and substance while never slipping into overbearing or forced territory. It's distanced and sigle minded but also nuanced within its irrational premise. Brilliant idea brilliantly handled.
Rated 04 Feb 2016
yiannosYiannos
Rated 01 Jan 2018
83
95th
The original concept film about bourgeois insularity, The Exterminating Angel is a clever satire where the absurd premise works because the cast plays it relatively straight, which enables the obstacle the guests face to take on the character of realism if not the appearance. A lesser director would have resorted to farce, but Bunuel wisely presents the breakdown of this hermeticaly sealed world from the inside out, which magnifies the humour and the tragedy of their predicament. Seminal.
Rated 01 Jan 2018
spookyjonspookyjon
Rated 07 Jan 2007
97
98th
WHO IS COOKING DINNER BEAR IS COOKING DINNER HOW CAN THIS BEEEE???
Rated 07 Jan 2007
lunardamagelunardamage
Rated 03 Jun 2015
89
72nd
Buñuel's devastating return to surrealist form, Angel is a nasty little slice of Hell that recalls Sartre's play, No Exit. A party of upper-crusters arrive at the big house just as all the help inexplicably slips away, leaving only one servant. After dinner, the party finds they cannot bring themselves to leave. Civilized manners soon give way to baser instincts, nightmarish visions, and...sheep. A last-minute escape is only a reprieve, as the paralysis begins to spread, and more sheep arrive.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
farzanFarzan
Rated 11 Aug 2009
96
97th
The concept of The Exterminating Angel is sheer genius. I never found myself to be once bored, I was captivated from begining to end. Now, it has been brought to my attention that Bunuel does not use symbolism in his films, and I don't know if its me just thinking too hard about this film, but the imagery that I witnessed was truly one to behold. It felt like there was a lot of symbolism, but that being said, if there is no symbolism, than there is something in this film I don't know about.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
aflickeringAFlickering
Rated 24 Jul 2013
5
73rd
this is ingeniously staged and some of its observations are piercing, but it's also a bit of a one-dimensional stunt, and bunuel's blunt profanations can seem like edgy trolling next to, say, the generosity and moral complexity of renoir, or resnais' labyrinthine abstractions. it doesn't help that these fruits hang much lower nowadays, but regardless i think perhaps i've outgrown these righteous acts of war, these figuratively apocalyptic bloodbaths. i admit it, i'm a slut for nuance.
Rated 24 Jul 2013
fortsigmafortsigma
Rated 20 Apr 2010
80
82nd
an intriguing take on the bunch of people in a room genre.
Rated 20 Apr 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 08 Mar 2017
5
91st
I admired more than loved this - that is, until the double-whammy of the cathartic, "false" ending (in which the guests realize the only escape from their predicament is to rigidly adhere to the strictures of high society) and the incisive, bitter "real" ending moments later. At which point, I laughed, and laughed, and couldn't help but actually applaud at Bunuel's clever masterstroke. (I do wish he had thrown in a few more of those bold surrealist touches, such as the purse full of feathers.)
Rated 08 Mar 2017
kasperlKasperL
Rated 17 Nov 2011
70
65th
The absurd elements are fun. But ultimately, and I'm sure that I missed some allegory, it struck me as sort of thin.
Rated 17 Nov 2011
magbMagb
Rated 09 Feb 2007
100
98th
I knew I was going to love this movie the moment I heard the premise, and I wasn't wrong. Definitely one of the most original movies I've seen.
Rated 09 Feb 2007
pompousasspompousass
Rated 29 Nov 2010
100
98th
Buñuel in his most cryptic mood: no clues and no clarifications. He hardly gives pause to the puzzle aspect of the thing, but rolls up his sleeves and digs into it, in mercilessly realistic detail, as though it were a Crusoe survival problem. He has almost never had a merrier time unearthing the private perversities, shames, and squeamishnesses of the human race. And the cumulative sense of claustrophobia, of frayed nerves, of stench and decay, and of shadowy horror is quite overwhelming.
Rated 29 Nov 2010
heapshakeheapshake
Rated 26 Mar 2018
50
37th
This is something I need to re-watch. I know there is something people see in this that I just didn't get. I found this boring and I couldn't stay engaged with it.
Rated 26 Mar 2018
rufamRufam
Rated 09 Apr 2012
55
21st
A mild disappointment. The concept is ingenious of course but I didn't find the way Buñuel handled it rewarding at all. It needed a lengthier set-up and a smaller cast, so that all the characters could be established properly, and better writing during the entrapment scenes, so that the film would be more engrossing and the "message" conveyed more effectively. So the film owes almost every morsel of its power to the brilliant initial idea, and hardly anything to Buñuel's storytelling.
Rated 09 Apr 2012
suldrupSuldrup
Rated 17 Nov 2011
85
91st
Fuck you, Franco.
Rated 17 Nov 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 08 Sep 2020
100
99th
Utterly fascinating intellectual (and philosophical) provocation from Buñuel is an object lesson in first clearly establishing a thought experiment without explaining its underpinnings (or loading up on unnecessary exposition ala Nolan). Performers are all fine, but Buñuel prefers to present them as a yammering indistinguishable mass (much like the plebs they hold their noses to). Taken at face value, a charming, witty and stimulating piece of entertainment.
Rated 08 Sep 2020
henrikHenrik
Rated 09 Dec 2010
100
99th
Strange, intense, claustrophobic, layered with subtext. Another gem from the master of the surreal.
Rated 09 Dec 2010
ranaldRanald
Rated 28 Aug 2008
70
53rd
Here's a new one - surrealist high concept. Compellingly lucid nightmare but has some scenes that don't work.
Rated 28 Aug 2008
jameskeyjameskey
Rated 19 Oct 2008
90
92nd
Strange, but compelling and beautiful.
Rated 19 Oct 2008
w00dyW00DY
Rated 07 Jun 2012
95
99th
A fantasticly absurd, sureal and funny movie.
Rated 07 Jun 2012
maM_A
Rated 25 Mar 2011
93
98th
This exceptional surreal Twilight Zone-esque film explores and criticizes the rich and the spoiled while rewarding the viewer with an endless supply of memorable and all around captivating imagery. The acting is top notch as well as the ending scene, which is truly chilling.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
seryxaSeryxa
Rated 04 Dec 2009
100
93rd
Fascinating surrealist fantasia on themes elaborated with even more panache in _The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie_. Nevertheless, one of its director's key films.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
coheedCoheed
Rated 28 Oct 2011
100
97th
The first Buñuel film to grab me completely. Its idea - a group of dinner guests unable to leave a room just because they mentally can't - is ingenious, managing to balance itself between an understandable and sharp anti-bourgeoisie/authority message, and a bizarre and drastic depiction of people becoming insane in a 'caged' environment. The result is special even in 2011.
Rated 28 Oct 2011
derdudeDerDude
Rated 12 Apr 2012
8
76th
I just can't stop watching this movie, I just can't.
Rated 12 Apr 2012
krf7krf7
Rated 17 Apr 2012
70
46th
Imaginative, but pointless. By his own admission, its basically a hodge podge of unused ideas thrown together.
Rated 17 Apr 2012
troothTrooth
Rated 09 May 2013
81
84th
It would be interesting to see how far this movie would have gone if it had no content restrictions whatsoever. I hear Buñuel originally wanted there to be a part involving cannibalism, and I was actually surprised that this wasn't already in the movie. Even with these limitations, the point of the movie is very well illustrated.
Rated 09 May 2013
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 10 Oct 2012
75
77th
An unflinching, if somewhat blunt, satire on the upper classes and the way they become trapped (and eventually damned) by the restrictions placed on themselves by social constructs. Sort of like a bourgeois Lord of the Flies. Surreal, original, amusing, but a little unfocused at times.
Rated 10 Oct 2012
costa77Costa77
Rated 25 Aug 2013
90
96th
Bunuel's allegorical language places him a cut above other directors.
Rated 25 Aug 2013
ruudusandraRuuduSandra
Rated 22 Jun 2010
93
91st
Sometimes you just get stucked somewhere, because you are unabel to do something in purpose not to be stuck. Circle of nothing. Great movie with suspense. And the final solution was easy as the solutions are in the life (actually).
Rated 22 Jun 2010
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 11 Nov 2016
39
35th
The Rules of the Game just got a lot weirder...
Rated 11 Nov 2016
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 28 Jul 2007
40
27th
The premise is interesting, but the human content of the film is all malicious caricatures of high society. It's neither realistic nor funny, it's just a display of Buñuel's hatred of the upper class and for me it's tedium.
Rated 28 Jul 2007
calcufaustcalcufaust
Rated 30 Jan 2010
60
16th
Conceptually I really like this movie, and I like the fact that it goes off in directions that are more interesting than one would think (clawing in to the walls for water for instance). Still, I ultimately found the film lacking. Most of this has to do with the ending, which even now I can't wrap my head around. It's not that it's a bad movie, I just never really felt engaged with it.
Rated 30 Jan 2010
terrymacterrymac
Rated 02 Jul 2014
92
98th
I am not sure I can adequately explain why I like this film, but I really enjoyed it. It is surreal, baffling, amusing and infuriating all at once, and some of the interplay between the assorted characters is wonderful. A lot of the questions go unanswered, but trying to figure them out is fun. Definitely worth checking out - gets better on rewatching as well.
Rated 02 Jul 2014
jkendrickj.kendrick
Rated 21 Mar 2009
35
86th
"Bunuel's ultimate cosmic joke against meaning itself."
Rated 21 Mar 2009
damildamil
Rated 21 Jan 2012
75
81st
It was good. It has nice commentary and criticism on the rich, and how they treat each other when put out of their comfort zone. The dream sequences in particular were amazing. This is really not surprising when you know it's from the same director as the astounding short film, Un chien adalou (1929).
Rated 21 Jan 2012
actionbergActionberg
Rated 19 Apr 2013
80
71st
My struggle was figuring out whether this film was an indictment of high society or just human nature in general. Either way it's oddly unsettling and humorous, a symbiosis of tones that only a great artist can make well. It certainly takes a genius to present a group of characters who suddenly find that their will is not their own, a frightening prospect, and then just proceed to make jokes at their expense and experiment even further with this unprecedented expression of reality.
Rated 19 Apr 2013
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 05 Feb 2021
91
97th
This makes for utterly compelling viewing; you cannot look away, and if you do then you should just stop watching films all together. This is Buñuel in full stride as he unleashes both his mastery of the techniques of film making and story telling (which are intimately related). Most obviously this is about the debasement of the upper class in particular, but more generally this explores what happens when people are stripped of free will and the ability to reason; they are no longer human.
Rated 05 Feb 2021
darkmandarkman
Rated 08 Nov 2009
85
94th
Great premise, very well done.
Rated 08 Nov 2009
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 26 Jan 2015
92
76th
Cynical little chamber drama. Classic premise.
Rated 26 Jan 2015
rushshirtrushshirt
Rated 21 Aug 2023
7
54th
Touches of the surreal make an otherwise over-manufactured setup into a most curious social commentary. The ending is somewhat abrupt and ham-fisted, robbing some power from Buñuel's critique.
Rated 21 Aug 2023
onyedionyedi
Rated 29 Nov 2017
20
9th
I hate surrealism.
Rated 29 Nov 2017
sweekodenSweekoden
Rated 25 Aug 2021
70
62nd
Watched this not knowing who made it or why it was on my "to-watch" list, but it was good fun! Though the sad reality of present day has shown the rich and arrogant to be so much worse than depicted here, taking some of the sting off of the social commentary, it's an intrigue concept executed well.
Rated 25 Aug 2021
sebbysebby
Rated 20 Aug 2011
80
91st
With most filmmakers, this concept ends up mimicking a boring, overwrought stage play. Bunuel, however, imbues the film with no artistic pretense whatever, opting instead to inject some pretty vicious humor any time things start to become a little serious. Probably Bunuel's most effective attack of the bourgeoisie.
Rated 20 Aug 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 31 Jul 2013
90
80th
When to leave a party goes from a question of ettiquette to a surreal nightmare in Bunuel's 1962 classic. It's a brilliant premise because it's so simple you could sum it up in 8 words, yet it's full of meaning and comedy and general filmic goodness.
Rated 31 Jul 2013
theyshoot07theyshoot07
Rated 01 Mar 2008
94
90th
# 124
Rated 01 Mar 2008
rocapeRocape
Rated 11 Oct 2012
65
6th
Não gostei muito deste filme: me senti até um pouco burro por achar que eu tivesse perdido algo(e talvez tenha). É que essas críticas ao comportamento da nobreza são generalizados por mim: só consigo imaginá-los como seres humanos ricos e idiotas; mas isso ocorre em qualquer classe da população. O que mais me afligiu foi imaginar-me naquela situação animalizadora. Tem aquela crítica aos hábitos de se exaltarem dos ricos, que é legal; mas eu vejo isso como algo baixo/idiota, mas de todo humano.
Rated 11 Oct 2012
obdurateObdurate
Rated 08 Jul 2018
85
80th
Ima bump this to an 85 because the ending was incredible, but really the last half hour or so was pretty awesome stuff. It doesn't hit a 90 though because the rest of it was quite good as a whole but a little tedious. You could see that as commentary, and maybe it is, but it was still not as entertaining to watch as I would have hoped, and I feel that the premise--which is excellent--deserves a little better. It's still ultimately a great film but I have a tinge of disappointment.
Rated 08 Jul 2018
toddsaltertoddsalter
Rated 09 Feb 2022
76
17th
In today’s polarized environment, I feel like I’m the only one that would be able to leave the room. That being said, this movie was soooo boring. Like a mediocre Twilight Zone episode that drags on for 2 hours.
Rated 09 Feb 2022
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 27 Jan 2013
31
1st
I'm a staunch hater of surrealism. I'd say that this movie is art for the sake of art, but in reality it's art for the sake of getting away with calling it art and people who think themselves posh enough pretend to like it. Maybe I'm a little too straight forward, but I'm not surprised that those people couldn't leave the room, if nobody tried walking out. Even if Bunel didn't try, he did end up making some sort of statement about the upper class, but I'll only deduct points for him not knowing.
Rated 27 Jan 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 25 Jul 2013
81
76th
The moral is, always be polite at a dinner party.
Rated 25 Jul 2013
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 19 May 2012
60
36th
I felt a little bit betrayed when we cut out of the room, to the police and children waiting outside.
Rated 19 May 2012
bownBown
Rated 27 Mar 2024
85
75th
Although I think a lot of these ideas were explored in a sharper and livelier way in Discreet Charm this is still a very effective satire, unnerving and witty in equal measure, and it’s wild how the visuals never get repetitive even though it’s mostly the same people in one room.
Rated 27 Mar 2024
karbonaichKarbonaich
Rated 19 Nov 2020
85
73rd
w/ Orkun
Rated 19 Nov 2020
fantacbobFantacBob
Rated 12 Jun 2009
47
14th
A group of dinner guests are unable to leave the room... Not what you might expect from the title.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
lintonmyroxylintonmyroxy
Rated 23 Nov 2020
84
46th
Before seeing any of Bunuel's work, I was disappointed to see a Lynch interview where he said he'd never watched any of his movies and wondered why everyone asked him if he was an influence. After seeing Bunuel's two most acclaimed films, I think he's massively overrated and has little if anything in common with Lynch
Rated 23 Nov 2020
theyshoot08theyshoot08
Rated 19 Dec 2008
94
88th
120
Rated 19 Dec 2008
brrrpbrrrp
Rated 19 Feb 2024
70
63rd
Quite weird, given time to unfurl. Without the segments that digress from the main drama, I think it would be a much lesser movie.
Rated 19 Feb 2024
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
97th
Probably Buñuel's greatest movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 08 Jan 2013
95
96th
Now, you see--this--this is how you properly hate rich people.
Rated 08 Jan 2013
nobletNoblet
Rated 24 Apr 2011
85
84th
Creepy and funny, a great criticism of the rich in a surrealistic style. The premise is interesting and Buñuel offers up some great imagery. It's like an amazing Twilight Zone episode, and I'm glad nothing is really explained. I can't say that I consider it a masterpiece, but it's definitely an excellent film.
Rated 24 Apr 2011
stainStain
Rated 26 Mar 2007
10
17th
I'm sorry, but I'm just totally not thrilled
Rated 26 Mar 2007
bhajansunlobhajansunlo
Rated 14 Mar 2018
70
56th
I love me some bourgeoisie bashing but Bunuel insists on bashing the same nail over and over until it is completely blunt. The premise is perversely interesting but the film could have benefitted from more subtle jabs than repeated psycho stabs.
Rated 14 Mar 2018
seanberndorffSeanBerndorff
Rated 19 Jan 2011
90
92nd
Weird but immensively exciting.
Rated 19 Jan 2011
larsvontrierLarsVonTrier
Rated 07 Feb 2021
4
93rd
with belle de jour and viridiana, this forms bunuel's masterpiece trio.
Rated 07 Feb 2021
kalmah7Kalmah7
Rated 15 Aug 2012
82
72nd
One of those create your own interpretation movies. Definitely gave rise to some interesting thoughts, but films like this typically leave me wanting something concrete to latch on to.
Rated 15 Aug 2012
madmanMadMan
Rated 27 Nov 2020
95
86th
Great flick that had a messy ending.
Rated 27 Nov 2020
sybaritesybarite
Rated 03 May 2021
76
79th
Once you hit on the idea that its plot is an allegory for being stuck inside ideology, the whole movie feels sort of explained and thin and inert. No wonder, no real horror. It's overly thought out, and not at all surreal.
Rated 03 May 2021
anounanoun
Rated 24 Sep 2023
75
74th
imperfect, but deserves a rewatch at the least
Rated 24 Sep 2023
napolenbradynapolenbrady
Rated 21 Feb 2019
89
69th
89.00
Rated 21 Feb 2019
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 21 Nov 2011
90
92nd
As expected you never know what to expect next. I like that.
Rated 21 Nov 2011
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 15 Oct 2023
74
68th
Until you get what's going on it's kinda dull but then it gets quite gripping and hilarious.
Rated 15 Oct 2023
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 30 Oct 2009
80
85th
Its surrealism just didn't catch me. But I find this a very compelling statement about the fragility of bourgeoisie.
Rated 30 Oct 2009
snakefood89SNAKEFOOD89
Rated 11 Jul 2012
92
96th
I think I just fell in love with Bunuel
Rated 11 Jul 2012
iyisinekiyisinek
Rated 26 Jun 2012
50
12th
ev, aksam yemegi, misafirler, oldugu yerde kalmak, bulundugu yeri terk edememek, fiziksel bir engel olmaksizin salondan cikamayan bir grup insan, üc koyun, bir ayi, sürrealist, rüyalar, cok diyalog, az mekan, az haraket,(Finalde cikan mesaj: ziyaretin kisa olani makbul, Küp filmi bu filmden esinlenmis. Basladiklari pozisyona dönünce isler yoluna giriyor.)
Rated 26 Jun 2012
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 07 Dec 2008
96
96th
Pretty much brilliant. Taking a simple idea - what if a bunch of bourgeoisie couldn't leave their dinner party? - and elevating it to its gleefully (il)logical political and sociological apex. An explanation does not have to be given. God bless Bunuel.
Rated 07 Dec 2008
hulothulot
Rated 05 Jun 2012
80
81st
watched: 2012, 2023
Rated 05 Jun 2012
ottott
Rated 19 Jun 2018
85
87th
take that bourgeoisie!
Rated 19 Jun 2018
dardandardan
Rated 18 Jul 2015
85
89th
Supposedly convenient sets of rules, be it etiquette or faith, establish a wall seperating pleb from elite. That, eventually, the lack of being earnest traps them, leaving no exit for those other than those not merely existing insofar others recognize them as existing.
Rated 18 Jul 2015
lisa_iilisa-
Rated 20 Dec 2013
6
83rd
a bunch of rich dinner guests get mysteriously trapped in a room for weeks, find their living conditions deteriorate and turn on each other. quite amusing satire on the upper classes and human nature.
Rated 20 Dec 2013
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 16 Apr 2013
90
85th
It took me three attempts to watch this film. Holy shit am I glad I finished it. Besides the obvious bourgeois satire, and possibly having the best payoff in film history, Exterminating Angel serves as an excellent examination of the role of code and ritual in society.
Rated 16 Apr 2013

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