Dario Argento

Dario Argento

September 7, 1940 · 86 years old

Dario Argento was born on September 7, 1940, in Rome, Italy, the first-born son of famed Italian producer Salvatore Argento and Brazilian fashion model Elda Luxardo. Argento recalls getting his ideas for filmmaking from his close-knit family from Italian folk tales told by his parents and other fami…

Known For

42 titles
1
Suspiria

Suspiria

1977 · 1h 32m · Movie

An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.

7.3
2
Deep Red

Deep Red

1975 · 2h 7m · Movie

A jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.

7.5
3
Phenomena

Phenomena

1985 · 1h 56m · Movie

A young girl who has an amazing ability to communicate with insects is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

6.7
4
Tenebrae

Tenebrae

1982 · 1h 41m · Movie

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

7.0
5
Demons

Demons

1985 · 1h 28m · Movie

A group of random people are invited to a screening of a mysterious movie, only to find themselves trapped in the theater with ravenous demons.

6.6
6
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

1970 · 1h 36m · Movie

An American writer vacationing in Rome attempts to unmask a serial killer he witnessed in the act of an attempted murder, and who is now hunting him and his girlfriend.

7.1
7
Inferno

Inferno

1980 · 1h 46m · Movie

An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.

6.5
8
Opera

Opera

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

A young opera singer on the cusp of stardom is hounded by a psychopath with a connection to her past, who forces her to watch as he brutally murders her friends and colleagues.

6.9
9
The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails

1971 · 1h 52m · Movie

A reporter and a blind puzzle writer investigate a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company conducting secret genetic experiments, finding themselves targeted by the killer.

6.6
10
Demons 2

Demons 2

1986 · 1h 32m · Movie

A group of tenants and visitors are trapped in a 10-story high-rise apartment building infested with demons who proceed to hunt the dwindling humans down.

5.9
11
Mother of Tears

Mother of Tears

2007 · 1h 42m · Movie

An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.

5.0
12
Four Flies on Grey Velvet

Four Flies on Grey Velvet

1971 · 1h 44m · Movie

A musician is stalked by an unknown homicidal maniac, who blackmails him for the accidental killing of another stalker.

6.5
13
Vortex

Vortex

2021 · 2h 22m · Movie

The last days of an elderly couple stricken by dementia.

7.9
14
The Church

The Church

1989 · 1h 42m · Movie

An old Gothic cathedral built over a mass grave develops strange powers that trap a number of people inside with ghosts from a 12th Century massacre seeking to resurrect an ancient demon from the bowels of the Earth.

6.2
15
The Stendhal Syndrome

The Stendhal Syndrome

1996 · 1h 53m · Movie

A young policewoman slowly goes insane while tracking down an elusive serial rapist/killer through Italy when she herself becomes a victim of the brutal man's obsession.

6.0
16
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990 · 2h 0m · Movie

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat.

6.1
17
Trauma

Trauma

1993 · 1h 46m · Movie

A young man tries to help a teenage girl find the serial killer who murdered her parents before the killer comes after them.

5.8
18
Sleepless

Sleepless

2001 · 1h 57m · Movie

A retired police detective and a young amateur sleuth team up to find a serial killer who's resumed a killing spree in Turin, Italy after a 17-year period.

6.2
19
Ennio

Ennio

2022 · 2h 36m · Movie

A documentary on the legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.

8.2
20
Giallo

Giallo

2010 · 1h 32m · Movie

In Italy, a woman fears her sister has been kidnapped; Inspector Enzo Avolfi fears it's worse. They team up to rescue her from a sadistic killer known only as Yellow.

4.4
21
The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1998 · 1h 39m · Movie

Gory remake of the Gaston Leroux classic story, only this time, the phantom is not disfigured, but a man who was raised by rats deep under the Paris Opera House.

4.3
22
The Card Player

The Card Player

2004 · 1h 43m · Movie

A Rome policewoman teams up with a British Interpol agent to find a crafty serial killer who plays a taunting game of cat-and-mouse with the police by abducting and killing young women and showing it over an Internet web cam.

4.9
23
Dracula 3D

Dracula 3D

2012 · 1h 50m · Movie

Asia Argento stars in horror legend Dario Argento's sexy spin on the classic tale about the sharp-toothed count who craves human blood.

3.6
24
Dark Glasses

Dark Glasses

2022 · 1h 26m · Movie

Diana, a young woman who lost her sight, finds a guide in a Chinese boy named Chin. Together they will track down a dangerous killer through the darkness of Italy.

5.1
25
The Sect

The Sect

1991 · 2h 5m · Movie

A lonely kindergarten teacher discovers a secret well in the basement of her house, and soon finds herself being followed by a murderous Satanic cult.

6.0
26
She Will

She Will

2022 · 1h 35m · Movie

An aging film star retreats to the Scottish countryside with her nurse to recover from surgery. While there, mysterious forces of revenge emerge from the land where witches were burned.

5.4
27
Scarlet Diva

Scarlet Diva

2000 · 1h 30m · Movie

A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.

5.0
28
The Wax Mask

The Wax Mask

1997 · 1h 38m · Movie

In 1900 Paris, a couple is murdered by a masked man, with a young girl as the only survivor. Twelve years later, a wax museum opens in Rome, attracting people and causing a series of disappearances.

5.8
29
Cemetery Without Crosses

Cemetery Without Crosses

1969 · 1h 30m · Movie

A melancholic gunfighter is drawn into a vengeful and tragic kidnapping plot by his widowed ex-lover.

6.7
30
The 5-Man Army

The 5-Man Army

1969 · 1h 50m · Movie

At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four old friends - all specialists in various combat styles - to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.

6.5
31
Friedkin Uncut

Friedkin Uncut

2018 · 1h 47m · Movie

In this documentary, the hotshot director of The Exorcist (1973) and The French Connection (1971), now 83 years old, is interviewed about his career, and a number of his colleagues and admirers weigh in with reminiscences and trib...

7.1
32
Commandos

Commandos

1968 · 1h 38m · Movie

During World War II, an Italian-American commando outfit disguised as an Italian Army unit is parachuted behind Axis lines in North Africa.

5.4
33
Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America

Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America

2022 · 1h 47m · Movie

A worldwide homage by various artists to the legendary italian director Sergio Leone, pioneer in the western genre and famous for the creation of the subgenre "spaghetti western".

7.6
34
The Five Days

The Five Days

1973 · 2h 2m · Movie

In 1848 Milan, a thief and a baker witness the chaotic final days of the Italian Revolution.

5.8
35
Dario Argento's World of Horror

Dario Argento's World of Horror

1985 · 1h 16m · Movie

Documentary on horror/mystery film maker Dario Argento. Features an in-depth interview with Argento and covers his work from 1969 to 1985.

6.4
36
Dario Argento: Panico

Dario Argento: Panico

2024 · 1h 38m · Movie

A film crew documents horror director Dario Argento as he works on his latest script in a hotel room, revisiting the isolation where he dreamed up his most iconic films, removed from distractions to explore his dark imagination.

6.7