Repo! The Genetic Opera
A flamboyant rock opera plunges a sheltered girl into a corporate dystopia where organ debt, surgical violence, and family secrets collide.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- gothic
- campy
- bombastic
- cult movie night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an overlong, inert cult musical whose bombastic performances and graphic gore outweighed its inventive premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
GeneCo finances organ transplants and repossesses unpaid bodies through Repo Men.
Opera performances, bombastic characters, and graphic surgery are presented with flamboyant comic exaggeration.
The plot unfolds through recurring musical numbers culminating in the Genetic Opera.
GeneCo emerges as a savior after the organ-failure epidemic while enforcing lethal payment contracts.
Films like Repo! The Genetic Opera, and why
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
cult rock musical, flamboyant gothic production, and transgressive horror spectacle
The Hunger Games
dystopian body modification, stylized gore, and darkly comic theatrical excess
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
gothic musical storytelling, heightened performances, and macabre violence
The Neon Demon
biopunk dystopia, body horror, and camp-inflected science fiction satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Darren Lynn Bousman
- Release Date
- 2008-11-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (398)
Cast
- Alexa PenaVega
- Paul Sorvino
- Anthony Stewart Head
- Sarah Brightman
- Paris Hilton
- Bill Moseley
- Nivek Ogre
- Terrance Zdunich
- Sarah Power
- Jessica Horn
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Repo! The Genetic Opera about?
- A flamboyant rock opera plunges a sheltered girl into a corporate dystopia where organ debt, surgical violence, and family secrets collide.
- What is Repo! The Genetic Opera like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Repo! The Genetic Opera as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Repo! The Genetic Opera violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Repo! The Genetic Opera as graphic.
- What did critics think of Repo! The Genetic Opera?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an overlong, inert cult musical whose bombastic performances and graphic gore outweighed its inventive premise.
- Which films are like Repo! The Genetic Opera?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Hunger Games, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and The Neon Demon.
- How long is Repo! The Genetic Opera?
- Repo! The Genetic Opera runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Repo! The Genetic Opera?
- In United States, Repo! The Genetic Opera streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
