7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Horror, Mystery, Thriller • 1982 • 101 min
Tenebre (1982)
Tenebre (1982)
Overview
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
Starring Cast
Anthony Franciosa • Giuliano Gemma • Christian Borromeo
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.
Starring Cast
Anthony Franciosa • Giuliano Gemma • Christian Borromeo
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's narrative centers on individual psychological pathology and the unraveling of a murder mystery, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or offering a societal solution to its thematic concerns.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white, traditional cast, consistent with its production era and genre, without any apparent intentional race or gender swaps for diversity. Its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, maintaining a neutral or positive framing within its genre.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays sexually transgressive themes, particularly in the killer's origin story, where a group sexual encounter is depicted as perverse and traumatic. This non-normative sexuality is directly linked to the killer's violent pathology and his desire to 'cleanse' society, framing such themes as a source of horror and villainy without counterbalance or critique.
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
The film contains very little meaningful content regarding family units or family-life norms. The primary relationship depicted is dysfunctional and marked by infidelity, but the narrative does not offer a clear endorsement or critique of any particular family model.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Tenebre does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a serial killer mystery, exploring psychological trauma and repressed desires within its cisgender characters. The film's thematic exploration of identity and sexuality does not extend to the portrayal of transgender experiences or individuals.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film Tenebre is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character genders could have been established and subsequently altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures from which characters could have been canonically established as a different race prior to their portrayal in this movie.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.3
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