Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- oppressive
- surreal
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film daring, visually forceful, and thematically ambitious, though strongly polarizing and sometimes less satisfying than its elaborate style suggests.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The academy's dance practices generate contortion, injury, and ritualized physical transformations.
The 1977 Berlin setting connects witchcraft and institutional violence with postwar German political unrest and fascist memory.
The Markos Tanz Company operates as a secretive matriarchal order governing students through discipline, secrecy, and occult authority.
Guadagnino's version expands the original premise into a longer, more politically charged mythology of witches, dance, and historical trauma.
Films like Suspiria, and why
The Neon Demon
shares feminist occult horror, stylized body horror, and an art-house approach to supernatural dread
The Witch
shares European setting, witchcraft, ritual violence, and disturbing psychological atmosphere
Black Swan
shares dance-centered body horror, obsessive artistic institutions, and escalating psychological intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Luca Guadagnino
- Release Date
- 2018-10-26
- Runtime
- 152 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (2847)
Cast
- Dakota Johnson
- Tilda Swinton
- Mia Goth
- Angela Winkler
- Ingrid Caven
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Elena Fokina
- Sylvie Testud
- Renée Soutendijk
- Christine Leboutte
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Suspiria about?
- At a secretive Berlin dance academy, an ambitious American ballerina uncovers witchcraft, ritual violence, and a terrifying power struggle hidden beneath artistic discipline.
- What is Suspiria like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Suspiria as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Suspiria violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Suspiria as graphic.
- What did critics think of Suspiria?
- Critics broadly found the film daring, visually forceful, and thematically ambitious, though strongly polarizing and sometimes less satisfying than its elaborate style suggests.
- Which films are like Suspiria?
- Films with a similar feel include The Neon Demon, The Witch, and Black Swan.
- How long is Suspiria?
- Suspiria runs 152 minutes.
- Where can I watch Suspiria?
- In United States, Suspiria streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
