The Phantom of the Opera
The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
The greatest horror film of modern cinema!
Drama, Horror
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1925
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A grotesquely disfigured composer known as "The Phantom" haunts Paris' opera house, where he's secretly grooming Christine Daae to be an opera diva. Luring her to his remote underground lair, The Phantom declares his love. But Christine loves Raoul de Chagny and plans to elope with him. When The Phantom learns this, he abducts Christine.
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Rated:
Passed
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
22 Sep 1925
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The atmosphere matches Chaney's performance perfectly. His grotesque appearance is achieved with wires, cotton balls, and eye-dilating chemicals, but his character, as usual, is animated from within.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
Lon Chaney's performance as the hideous organist prowling the sewers beneath the Paris Opera is still a cornerstone of gothic horror.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
16 Aug 2013
fresh:
A grand, pulpy potboiler of a suspense melodrama.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
24 Nov 2011
fresh:
The main inducement to watch remains Chaney's tragic, ineffably sad figure.
– Lawrence O'Toole,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Aug 2008
rotten:
Kerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
12 Aug 2008