# Phenomena (1985)

> At a Swiss girls' boarding school, a sleepwalking teenager uses her uncanny connection with insects to survive a serial killer's grotesque campaign.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17928

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Dario Argento
- Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Daria Nicolodi, Fiore Argento, Federica Mastroianni, Fiorenza Tessari, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Patrick Bauchau, Donald Pleasence
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087909/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, grotesque, surreal, late night horror marathon, 1980s horror night

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- [Jenifer (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/182922)
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- [Sleepless (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/25018)
- [Suspiria (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/6807)
- [The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/16516)
- [Torso (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/19813)
- [The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/25016)
- [Deep Red (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/12129)
- [The Psychic (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/16761)

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