The Day of the Beast (El dia de la bestia)

Name: The Day of the Beast (El dia de la bestia)
Duration: 1 h 39 min

1hr 39m

1hr 39m
3.7/5 (12.2K)
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Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian… More Details »

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Director:

Álex de la Iglesia

Writer:

Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Runtime:

1hr 39m

Synopsis

Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?

Cast

Álex Angulo
Armando De Razza
Santiago Segura
Terele Pávez
Nathalie Seseña
Maria Grazia Cucinotta
Gianni Ippoliti
Jaime Blanch
David Pinilla
Antonio Dechent

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3.7

RATINGS 646 FANS

3.7

Sep 11, 2020

One of the freshest movie experiences I have had recently. This film had a completely different feeling from modern American movies; it didn’t take itself to seriously, yet was far more well made than movies that take themselves way more seriously. The directing style was…

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Luca

Oct 7, 2025

¿tu eres satanico, verdad? si señor, y de carabanchel

296 Likes

josemi ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა

Jun 10, 2026

Spanish version... ‎Una salvajada morbosa y cínica, que alejándose de las convenciones del horror hollywoodense, brinda de forma implícita un análisis del pensar popular antes de la llegada del nuevo siglo. ‎La premisa es brillante al colocar a un sacerdote como el centro…

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kheyc
Jan 25, 2023

An incredibly overlooked cult classic and a prime example of the rare film which might actually benefit from an American remake! A Spanish horror-comedy, The Day of the Beast sees a priest, a heavy metal fan/amateur Satanist, and an occult TV personality team up to try to…

252 Likes

Matt!

Oct 27, 2022

Hooptober 9: It’s in Space Now “Heavy”A priest, a heavy metal rocker, and a tv occultist walk into a bar… can’t think of a punchline but a bunch of batshit carnage ensues! This is definitely more a darkly comedic fight against Satan than an actual horror film. But it’s…

206 Likes

Kaijuman

Oct 20, 2025

tf is happening in spain

194 Likes

meyi
Sep 28, 2021

Lol, I just don't see what the big deal is: my friends and I thwarting the reincarnation of the devil is like a regular Tuesday evening for us.. We're heading out now.

181 Likes

Lou (rhymes with wow!)

Jun 10, 2020

Brilliant heavy metal enthused absurd Satanic version of the nativity story. Álex de la Iglesia's film works as a horror movie, a comedy and a caper. It tells an interesting story and is great fun throughout! The plot focuses on a priest who believes he has uncovered a…

170 Likes

Slig001

Dec 19, 2021

My kind of Priest; my kind of tunes; my kind of Christmas.

144 Likes

Griffin

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A very funny Spanish language horror movie about a priest trying to stop the apocalypse.

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Hilarious and wickedly fun. A real hidden Spanish gem I encourage everyone to check out.

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La mejor película española que he visto y de las mejores películas internacionalmente.

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