Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- sleazy
- graphic
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- cult cinema night
What critics said
Critics generally regard the film as a sleazy, graphically violent late-period giallo whose gore and audacity outweigh its clichéd plotting and misogynistic sexual violence.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lieutenant Fred Williams follows a trail of murders while the film withholds and redirects clues about the killer's identity.
Victims are killed through explicit acts including razor-blade mutilation and eye slicing.
The film alternates eroticized scenes with sadistic murders against a grimy New York backdrop.
The murderer communicates with a bizarre duck-like voice, a conspicuous and divisive signature detail.
Films like The New York Ripper, and why
Tenebrae
Italian giallo mystery, graphic murders, investigative structure, and stylized sleaze
Maniac
serial killer investigation, misogynistic violence, and lurid urban horror
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
graphic giallo murders, whodunit mechanics, and baroque exploitation aesthetics
Movie Details
- Director
- Lucio Fulci
- Release Date
- 1982-03-04
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (336)
Cast
- Jack Hedley
- Almanta Suska
- Howard Ross
- Andrea Occhipinti
- Alexandra Delli Colli
- Paolo Malco
- Cinzia de Ponti
- Cosimo Cinieri
- Daniela Doria
- Babette New
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The New York Ripper about?
- A grimy New York serial-killer investigation becomes a showcase for Lucio Fulci’s most graphic and perversely eccentric horror excesses.
- What is The New York Ripper like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The New York Ripper as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The New York Ripper violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The New York Ripper as graphic.
- What did critics think of The New York Ripper?
- Critics generally regard the film as a sleazy, graphically violent late-period giallo whose gore and audacity outweigh its clichéd plotting and misogynistic sexual violence.
- Which films are like The New York Ripper?
- Films with a similar feel include Tenebrae, Maniac, and The Bird with the Crystal Plumage.
- How long is The New York Ripper?
- The New York Ripper runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch The New York Ripper?
- In United States, The New York Ripper streams on Philo.
