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THE BUTCHER
Explore The Butcher (1970), a thriller and crime movie, without spoilers. See ratings, runtime, audience fit, and similar movies on NoSpoilers.
"An outstanding new film by one of France's leading directors."
19701h 33m7.1 TMDb
Directed by Claude Chabrol
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Condensed premise
An unlikely friendship between a dour, working class butcher and a repressed schoolteacher coincides with a grisly series of Ripper-type murders in a provincial French town.
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Movie Vibe
Suspense8.5
Emotion6.7
Complexity7.1
Humor5.3
Realism8.1
Action5
Darkness7.5
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
- ✓fans of moral complexity and intrigue
May not appeal to
- –those seeking nonstop action
- –fans of purely lighthearted entertainment
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