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- 1978
- TV-MA
- Libra Films International
- 1 h 29 m
- 1978
- TV-MA
- Libra Films International
- 1 h 29 m
Summary Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Directed By: David Lynch
Written By: David Lynch
- 1978
- TV-MA
- Libra Films International
- 1 h 29 m
- 1978
- TV-MA
- Libra Films International
- 1 h 29 m
Eraserhead
7.3
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Summary Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Directed By: David Lynch
Written By: David Lynch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 15 Critic Reviews
87
80% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 15 Critic Reviews
87
80% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
20% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's a creepily sensuous film that suggests that the dark and troubling things we like to repress inhabit dresser drawers, live behind the radiator or lie under the bed. They are part of the environment.
By Staff (Not Credited) FULL REVIEW
Here was a film that took elements that one might have encountered in other movies in the past—black humor, gore, surrealism, erotic imagery, gorgeous black-and-white cinematography and oddball performances—and presented them in such a unique and deeply personal manner that the end result was something that literally looked, sounded and felt like nothing that had ever come before it.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 147 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
13% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
14% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 147 User Ratings
7.3
73% Positive
108 Ratings
108 Ratings
13% Mixed
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
14% Negative
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
Jun 13, 2024
In heaven, everything is fine, in heaven, everything is fine, in heaven, everything is fine, you've got your good things and I've got mine.
I love how surrealistic this movie is, Eraserhead is a masterpiece.
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Jan 30, 2024
Is there another film somewhere as brilliantly weird and twisted as this one? The chiaroscuro and b&w imagery is stunning.
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Eraserhead is a singular work of the imagination, a harrowing, heartbreaking plunge into the darkest recesses of the soul.
See Eraserhead once and it’ll lodge itself firmly in some dank recess of your brain and refuse to vacate.
The slow, strange rhythm is very unsettling and takes some getting used to, but it's an altogether amazing, sunsuous film; it even has an element of science fiction and some creepy musical numbers, and the soundtrack is as original and peculiar as the imagery.
A ghoul's dinner of undigested indelicacies pilfered from other horror feasts; the undeniable ability of the chef, director David K. Lynch, has been utilized to create a cream sauce in which the victuals cook without ever cooking together. [18 Sep 1979]
Mar 20, 2023
A fearless film, not holding back, and not following traditional film formats in expressing its concepts. It remains a bold and confident piece of art.
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Feb 24, 2025
Eu interpretei como sendo os medos dos machos, desde a gravidez não desejada ao seu papel social no trabalho, "perdendo" a cabeça em tons de desaprovação social, mostrando-se com muita dificuldade de lidar com a multiplicidade da vida e com o peso das relações. Mas definitivamente não é um cinema que me agrada, embora aqui esteja mais delicioso de acompanhar do que um surto qualquer, uma história mais palatável. O bebê de rosemary seria isso aí.
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Oct 10, 2024
I dont get the hype. Cinematography aside there is nothing to see here, cool and effective scenes, it does a great job of making you feel uncomfortable, but 0 sense of dread and mostly just. This unironically needs drugs to enjoy.
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Apr 13, 2025
A very weird film with some awful imagery. Memorable but not in a good way! Direction is bizarre, almost unsettling.
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Apr 11, 2025
I don't know it, feels a lot like a short film stretched way too far out. Some imagery is fun but that was all I could really find worth it.
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Awards
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
