Inferno

Inferno (1999)

  • 58% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (6,968 ratings)

In this suspense thriller, a man with amnesia finds that the more he remembers, the more dangerous his life becomes. A man (Ray Liotta) stranded in a desert wasteland awakens with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Looking for shelter among the burning sands, the man finds the home of Vicky… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Dario Argento
Genres
Drama, Horror, Art House & International
In Theaters
May 1, 1980 Wide
Anchor Bay Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy

    Just because it's not A-list Argento, that does not mean it cannot be an effective surrealist horror film.

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    second-tier stuff

  • Ian Berriman, SFX Magazine

    A film whose only logic is that of the nightmare.

  • Anton Bitel, Little White Lies

    the ending, while certainly fulfilling the title's promise, disappoints with its cheap parlour tricks and cheesy Halloween costumery.

  • Steve Biodrowski, ESplatter

    This film is a fascinating and frustrating phantasmagoria of the mysterious and the unexplained, a strange journey into realms beyond human understanding, where events happen without rhyme or reason, and little or no explanation is given.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Randy T


    It's all in the details. Argento exaggerates the nuances nearly, but not quite, to the point of distraction. His exorbitant use of red and blue lighting gives <i>Inferno</i> its other-worldly, nightmarish appeal which seems to make the horror more visceral and… More

  • Anthony L


    Creepy and stylish but slightly lacking that Dario Argento flare. Gaillo is where his real strengths are and thankfully that's what he stuck to after this but Inferno does have some very memorable scenes - it's just a little bit dull in places.

  • Pierluigi P


    The sequel to 'suspiria' is somewhat dissapointing, not only because it gives all the importance to style than plot (a constant in italian cinema) but because the plot doesn't make any sense, the so called characters could have been played by puppets, they're flat… More

  • AJ V


    Another good mystery from Argento. I want to watch it again, though, I wasn't giving it my full attention. But I did like the movie, it has Argento's style and a good amount of blood and gore.

  • Emil K


    Easily the best film that Italian horror-master Argento ever did. Inferno even beats the his own Suspiria with it's grandiotic visuals and majestic score by Keith Emerson. Sure it is more about the visuals and the atmosphere than the plot, but that's the way it has always… More

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