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The Day of the Beast (1995) — Stream on Cineverse · CriticCrunch

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The Day of the Beast

Movie1995·104 min

The Day of the Beast

Directed by Álex de la Iglesia

Horror Comedy Action

A horror comedy film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 4%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

619 ratings

About The Day of the Beast

When a rogue priest discovers the exact date the Antichrist will be born, he enlists a Death Metal record store clerk and a cheesy TV psychic for an urban spree of gore, sacrilege and twisted humor to prevent the Apocalypse.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Playful
Story Tags: fate destiny, faith existentialism, sacrifice duty, holiday seasonal, supernatural, spain, urban, strangers forced together, reluctant hero, outsider misfit, dream surreal, race against time, quest mission, demon occult

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Details

Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Language: Spanish

Cast

Álex Angulo, Santiago Segura, Armando De Razza

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How The Day of the Beast Ranks

All movies

Top 4%

1990s movies

Top 4%

Horror movies

Top 5%

★1990s Horror movies

Top 5%

Álex de la Iglesia films#1 of 16

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

The Day of the Beast Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachablefunnybroadheartfelt

gritty

playful

What it's about

dream surrealrace against timequest missionfate destinyfaith existentialismsacrifice dutyreluctant herooutsider misfitstrangers forced togetherholiday seasonalsupernaturaldemon & occultspainurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

grittygritty