Suspiria

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Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

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The blood pours freely in Argento's classic Suspiria, a giallo horror as grandiose and glossy as it is gory.

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Alyx Vesey

Bitch Media

Jan 7, 2021

What makes [Suspiria] especially effective is how they use horror to make a point about educational institutions' enforcement of gender hegemony to interrogate conventional femininity.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

Oct 5, 2018

What lingers is not a sense of evil but exhilaration in how far Argento and his fellow filmmakers were willing to go to shock and delight; the movie's sheer exuberance is the cinematic equivalent of a blood transfusion.

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Christy Lemire

ChristyLemire.com

Apr 16, 2018

3/4

Argento accomplishes so much simply through lighting and music - which goes a long way to compensate for the stilted dialogue and awkward character interactions.

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23, 2025

8/10

The dialogue is kind of goofy at times, but to me, that is part of the charm. My problem with Suspiria is that with a run time of only an hour and 40 minutes, it somehow feels like a 2 hour + movie.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Nov 4, 2023

... a stylish, surreal, downright puzzling piece of seventies Grand Guignol weirdness ...

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

Jul 18, 2023

Suspiria is abrasive, corny in all the right ways, and a blast from start to finish.

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Teddy B

@RT90521672 6 days ago

A candy-coated fairy-tale nightmare, starring Argento's remarkable visual eye above any cast member or admittedly thin plot beat.

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Steve F

@w0x0f Sep 8, 2026

I don't get the adoration for this movie. I bought it as a blind buy because I liked Jessica Harper in other works, but the plot here is so bad and the "horror" so mundane I just can't enjoy it. This and a couple of others have put me off blind buys.

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Romas M

@Romas Sep 5, 2026

Greetings from Lithuania. "Suspiria" (1977), written and directed by a legendary Italian horror genre director Dario Argento is a good movie, which is equally a good and involving movie first, and then a pretty solid and creepy horror film as well. Acting was good here and lead actress Jessica Harper did a pretty good job. Directing by Dario Argento was his best in here for me I think.This film has also solid and involving script. There are some pretty creepy sequences, although this is not the scariest movie ever by far. And the music by the way was very, very good. Set design was outstanding. I've revisited this movie in 2026 on newly restored 4K UHD with Dolby Atmos. This film looks stunning. Colors are gorgeous, and sets were amazing. Sound design is also amazing. Overall, "Suspiria" is well written, directed and paced horror movie. I was involved into story first and then came some chills. It's not the best horror movie, but a truly solid movie overall.

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Randi V

@lostinthemosss Aug 22, 2026

I really love everything about this movie: the lights, the set, the not so great acting, the offset sound. It all makes the movie amazing.

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Milo J

@RT57384297 Aug 2, 2026

Visuals are aesthetically pleasing and loved the story line and plot.

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Normal C

@starredskai Jul 2, 2026

classic Dario Argento. The plot, however, it's not so special or unique unlike the 2018 sequel.

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Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in, and she sees Pat (Eva Axén), another student, fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the place.

Director: Dario Argento
Screenwriter: Thomas De Quincey, Dario Argento, Daria Nicolodi
Distributor: Joseph Brenner Associates Inc. [us], Anchor Bay Entertainment, Fox Lorber
Production Co: Seda Spettacoli
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 1, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 13, 2017
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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