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Maniac

Maniac

Horror · Thriller · 2012

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Movie details

Maniac

“I Warned You Not to Go Out Tonight.”

2012 Horror · Thriller 1h 29m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Maniac?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Franck Khalfoun

Written by

Grégory Levasseur · Alexandre Aja

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Frank Zito

Nora Arnezeder

Nora Arnezeder

Anna

America Olivo

America Olivo

Frank's Mother

Zoe Aggeliki

Zoe Aggeliki

Jenna

Jan Broberg Felt

Jan Broberg Felt

Rita

Joshua De La Garza

Joshua De La Garza

Martin

Dan Hunter

Dan Hunter

Nick / Clubber Boy

Court is in session

Put Maniac on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.