The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Love means never having to say you're ugly.

1971 • 95 min • Horror · Comedy

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Synopsis

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

342 reviews

70 Audience · 342 · 100%

After his wife's death, a disfigured organist believes a team of surgeons is responsible and plots an elaborate, Old-Testament-themed revenge. This horror-comedy blends macabre humor with stylized violence as Scotland Yard tries to stop him.

Violence & peril: 5/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Stylized, often gruesome, revenge killings
Some unsettling imagery and a sense of dread

What it models well

The dangers of unchecked revenge
Consequences of past actions

Talk about it after

How does Dr. Phibes justify his actions?
The difference between justice and revenge
The creative ways Dr. Phibes carries out his revenge

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