10 cruel and ironic films about cannibals

10. Cannibal hell

Cannibal holocaust

• Italy, 1980.
• Horror, adventure.
• Duration: 95 minutes.
• IMDb: 5.8.

A team of reporters flies into the forests of the Amazon Basin. They want to make a documentary about local tribes, but soon disappear cleanly. The group following in their footsteps discovers shocking records revealing the fate of the expedition.

Cannibals Hell is considered one of the first films partially shot in the genre of found film. But far more scandals were caused by the incredible brutality shown in the film. For example, the animals that the natives ate were killed for real. Because of this, the painting was initially banned in more than 50 countries. But this also later made Cannibals Hell cult.

9. Eating Raoul

Eating raoul

• USA, 1982.
• Comedy, crime.
• Duration: 83 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.8.

Spouses Paul and Mary Bland are looking for an opportunity to earn money. By chance, they come up with a creepy but profitable scheme. The heroes lure swingers to their homes, kill and rob them. Soon, another partner joins the couple - Raul, who sells the meat of the victims.

Low budget comedy spoiler its ending right in the headline. But this does not spoil the perception of the plot at all: the film is filled with black humor and satire. And the performers of the main roles Paul Bartel and Mary Voronov later even flashed in the same characters in the film "Killer Robots".

8. Raw

Raw

• France, Belgium, Italy, 2016.
• Horror, drama.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.0.

Vegetarian Justine enters veterinary college. Together with other newcomers, she goes through a rite of passage, eating raw rabbit kidneys. From this point on, Justine becomes obsessed with meat. Her desires grow, and the girl begins to break into cannibalism.

Of course, the actress was not forced to eat raw meat on set, so some of the props were made from sugar. But it turned out very believable: there are rumors that at the premieres the audience felt sick, and someone even fainted. But most critics praised the tough horror, and the debutant director Julia Ducourneau became famous among fans of auteur cinema. Her next film, Titan, took the top prize at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.

7. To survive

Alive

• USA, 1993.
• Drama, biography.
• Duration: 121 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.1.

A plane carrying a student rugby team and their relatives crashes in the Andes. In the event of a fall, about half of the passengers survive, but soon they run out of supplies, and there is nowhere to wait for help. Then the heroes have to eat the bodies of their dead comrades.

The worst thing about the film directed by Frank Marshall is her real basis. On October 13, 1972, a plane crashed in the Andes, and the plot of the film "Survive" is based on the memories of the real participants in the tragic events. Nando Parrado, played by Ethan Hawke, became a consultant on the set.

6. Human hunter

Manhunter

• USA, 1986.
• Thriller, crime, horror.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.2.

FBI agent Will Graham is trying to track down a killer maniac nicknamed the Tooth Fairy. To better understand the criminal's way of thinking, the detective communicates with Hannibal Lecter, a psychiatrist who is in a prison hospital for cannibalism.

The film is based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris, the first book about Lecter. Later, another adaptation with Anthony Hopkins will be shot on it, and it will also form the basis of the final season of the series "Hannibal". Against their background, "Human Hunter" has been forgotten, but this picture deserves attention. Dr. Lecter is played by Brian Cox and directed by Michael Mann. The latter knows how to perfectly work out the characters and relationships of the characters.

5. Green butchers

De grønne slagtere

• Denmark, 2003.
• Drama, comedy.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Butcher friends Bjerne and Sven leave the rude shopkeeper and open their own shop. But things are not going well for them until an unusual incident occurs. An electrician freezes in the refrigerator, and partners spontaneously begin to cook food from him.

By the time the picture was released, Anders Thomas Jensen had already received “Oscar"For the short film" Election Night "and the film" Flickering Lights ". As in the director's first full-length work, the magnificent Mads Mikkelsen played in Green Butchers. Later, the actor will appear in all of Jensen's projects.

4. Sweeney Todd, Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

• USA, UK, 2007.
• Musical, thriller.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Barber Benjamin Barker is unjustly sent to hard labor by a judge who dreams of taking possession of his wife. Years later, the hero returns home and learns that his wife, unable to withstand the violence, committed suicide. Then Benjamin takes the name Sweeney Todd and decides to take revenge on all the villains.

The plot of a dark musical by Tim Burton, in which his favorite actors played Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, famous. The heroes kill those who once turned Barker's life into hell and make pies out of them. And at the same time they sing.

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3. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

• USA, 1974.
• Horror.
• Duration: 83 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.5.

Sally travels to Texas with her brother and friends to visit her grandfather's grave. On the way, they pick up a strange guy and end up on a farm where his family lives, working in a slaughterhouse. Guests are invited to dinner, but it turns out that the owners of the house are not averse to hunting people.

One of the most famous slashers over time has grown into a huge franchise. The story was restarted several times and prequels were invented for it, but the first part remained unsurpassed. And most interestingly, the maniac nicknamed Leather Face, who appears in the film, has a real prototype. This is the killer and necrophiliac Ed Gin.

2. Delicacies

Delicatessen

• France, 1991.
• Horror, comedy.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.6.

Somewhere in post-apocalyptic In the world there is a house on the ground floor of which the owner opened a butcher's shop. Due to lack of food, food has become the main currency. To provide visitors with fresh meat, the owner lures new tenants, kills and butcher them. But one day a clown moves into the building and falls in love with the butcher's daughter.

This film was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet - the future author of the legendary "Amelie". The picture clearly shows his typical approach to shooting. The action consists of almost theatrical numbers, which together create an ironic phantasmagoria that combines cruelty and humor.

1. Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

• USA, 1991.
• Thriller.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 8.6.

FBI agent Clarissa Starling turns to the maniac Hannibal Lecter, who is serving a sentence in prison. He is well versed in the psychology of criminals and is ready to help in catching another killer. But for this Hannibal asks Clarissa to reveal to him the details of his biography.

Of course, the most famous cannibal in cinema is Dr. Lecter performed by Anthony Hopkins. The actor perfectly got used to the image of a simultaneously charming and frightening maniac and returned to him twice more: in the sequel to "Hannibal" and the prequel to "Red Dragon".

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What films about cannibals do you know? Do you like shocking horror movies or ironic black humor? Or maybe your favorite didn't make this list? Then tell us about it in the comments!