The Day of the Beast (El dia de la bestia)
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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 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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- 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…
LucaJan 25, 2023An 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…
Matt!Oct 27, 2022Hooptober 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…
Kaijuman - Dec 4, 2025
"Father, I want to confess." "What have you done?" "Nothing, Father. I haven't sinned. But I intent to commit all the evil I can."What is there not to love about a Spanish Christmas Horror comedy movie centered on the unexpected team-up of a sinning priest, a deadbeat heavy…
NotYourPopcornSep 28, 2021Lol, 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.
Lou (rhymes with wow!)Jun 10, 2020Brilliant 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…
Slig001 - Dec 3, 2025
this was very funny, and i loved the dynamic between the three leads. josé maría is my hero 🤘
daggy 🦇Nov 18, 2022“Yes, with God’s help.” Spanish horror comedy movie directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It’s about a priest who after analyzing excerpts from the Holy Bible, he thinks he knows the exact day of the end of the world, but he has to find out where is it going to take…
C4rlo5Oct 7, 2025¿tu eres satanico, verdad? si señor, y de carabanchel
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- Horror for the Holidays lovedThe Day of the Beast
A very funny Spanish language horror movie about a priest trying to stop the apocalypse.
Angry Princess lovedThe Day of the BeastHilarious and wickedly fun. A real hidden Spanish gem I encourage everyone to check out.
Locojm lovedThe Day of the BeastLa mejor película española que he visto y de las mejores películas internacionalmente.
- ederlantz likedThe Day of the Beast
creo que al verla de pequeño me dio susto
Luca Tosti likedThe Day of the Beast6/10
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