Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- visceral
- dread-filled
- cult horror marathon
- extreme horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an effective but deeply unpleasant showcase for graphic gore, weakened by poor acting, sexism, and animal-abuse imagery.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Anthropologists enter the Colombian jungle and encounter cannibal violence, torture, and survival horror.
Critical reception identifies the film as chiefly a showcase for Giannetto De Rossi's gruesome special-effects artistry.
Drug dealers use native people as tortured coca-harvesting slaves before the oppressed group turns against them and the anthropologists.
The film's reputation rests on revolting, nauseatingly effective gore, torture, and disputed depictions of animal abuse.
Films like Cannibal Ferox, and why
Cannibal Holocaust
cannibal horror, jungle exploitation, graphic gore, and transgressive colonial violence
Jungle Holocaust
Italian cannibal-film traditions, wilderness survival, animal cruelty controversy, and extreme splatter
The Last Cannibal World
graphic exploitation horror, jungle setting, torture, and confrontational shock value
Movie Details
- Director
- Umberto Lenzi
- Release Date
- 1981-04-24
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (271)
Cast
- Giovanni Lombardo Radice
- Lorraine De Selle
- Danilo Mattei
- Zora Kerova
- Walter Lucchini
- Fiamma Maglione
- Robert Kerman
- John Bartha
- Venantino Venantini
- 'El Indio' Rincon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cannibal Ferox about?
- A Colombian jungle expedition becomes a merciless cannibal splatter nightmare when exploiters and outsiders face violent retaliation.
- What is Cannibal Ferox like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cannibal Ferox as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Cannibal Ferox violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cannibal Ferox as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cannibal Ferox?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an effective but deeply unpleasant showcase for graphic gore, weakened by poor acting, sexism, and animal-abuse imagery.
- Which films are like Cannibal Ferox?
- Films with a similar feel include Cannibal Holocaust, Jungle Holocaust, and The Last Cannibal World.
- How long is Cannibal Ferox?
- Cannibal Ferox runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cannibal Ferox?
- In United States, Cannibal Ferox streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+, Fandor, Shudder, Night Flight Plus, Midnight Pulp, Bloodstream.
