Overview
A young woman's journey into the dark side of her desires reveals the terrifying price of self-discovery.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- provocative
- erotic
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film's immersive atmosphere, symbolic richness, elegant direction, and fearless body horror, while acknowledging its deliberately provocative violence and sexuality.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Justine's escalating craving for raw flesh tracks her transition from sheltered vegetarian student into a newly self-aware adult.
The film links vegetarianism, cannibalism, sexuality, and human nature through Justine's hunger.
Ducournau pairs provocative flesh imagery and lurid violence with controlled, immersive cinematography.
The veterinary school's vicious initiation tests force Justine into a hidden culture of peer pressure and animalistic behavior.
Films like Raw, and why
Ginger Snaps
female-led coming of age horror combining bodily transformation, sexuality, and unsettling appetite
Suspiria
stylized supernatural horror centered on female identity, desire, and visceral transformation
The Fly
provocative body horror using physical metamorphosis to explore sexuality and self-discovery
Titane
transgressive French horror with graphic corporeal imagery and psychologically charged symbolism
Movie Details
- Director
- Julia Ducournau
- Release Date
- 2017-03-10
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (3495)
Cast
- Garance Marillier
- Ella Rumpf
- Rabah Nait Oufella
- Laurent Lucas
- Joana Preiss
- Bouli Lanners
- Marion Vernoux
- Thomas Mustin
- Marouan Iddoub
- Jean-Louis Sbille
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Raw about?
- A sheltered vegetarian veterinary student discovers that campus initiation, sisterly rivalry, and primal hunger are transforming her into something terrifyingly new.
- What is Raw like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Raw as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Raw violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Raw as graphic.
- What did critics think of Raw?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film's immersive atmosphere, symbolic richness, elegant direction, and fearless body horror, while acknowledging its deliberately provocative violence and sexuality.
- Which films are like Raw?
- Films with a similar feel include Ginger Snaps, Suspiria, The Fly, and Titane.
- How long is Raw?
- Raw runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Raw?
- In United States, Raw is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
