This is a strong one. Same subject as 8MM, but without the "hollywood atmosphere". Although some things in the story are a bit predictable, and others tend to work out TOO well, it keeps you wondering possibilities almost until the end. And the roughness of the spanish language ...( read more)
Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega
Why is death and violence so fascinating? Is it morally correct to show violence in movies? If so, is there a limit to what we should show? That's the subject of Ángela's examination paper. She is a y...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 16, 1999
Stats: 504 reviews
Flixster Reviews (504)
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March 19, 2009
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July 27, 2008
I can understand why this brought Alejandro Amenabar to a fruitful career, but I really just thought this was a serviceable, brainless thriller. The one thing that irked me most is that Angela is simply one of the dumbest horror protagonists I've ever seen. She is vacant, unresou...( read more)
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April 17, 2008
Amenábar makes his debut writing and directing a very interesting low-budget thriller.
In a clever and original way, he deals with an extreme subject, such as snuff-movies. Urban legend or reality? In a more general sense, this film is a reflection on the cult of violence i...( read more) -
March 15, 2008
Tesis is an excellent thriller about the powerful fascination that surrounds violence and death. Especially in movies.
Angela is a visual communications student who begins to make her thesis about violence in cinema. From then on, she encounters, face to face, the rawest expre...( read more) -
October 11, 2007
A great whodunnit about the snuff-movies myth. entertaining and suspenseful.
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September 29, 2009
Joder, really interesting and engaging. A thriller for film lovers but particularly cerebral gore hounds. Predates Funny Games by one year and 8MM by three.
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July 28, 2009
It has been quite a while since I saw this movie. It is very disturing because of the subject matter - snuff videos. 'Thesis' is about a student who finds a snuff video of a girl being tortured to death and her own curiosity to find out who the victim was. Similar to 8mm, as a vi...( read more)
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July 6, 2009
good idea and some very good scenes. It keeps your attention, but in some parts it's a bit irritating...I expected more from it from all the critics I heard.
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May 31, 2009
A great thriller that keeps you guessing. Not a single boring moment.
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