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The ABCs of Death

  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
19K
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The ABCs of Death (2012)
A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
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A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
19K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,956
528
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Kaare Andrews(segment V is for Vagitus)
      • Angela Bettis(segment E is for Exterminate)
      • Hélène Cattet(segment O is for Orgasm)
    • Writers
      • Ant Timpson(based on a nightmare by)
      • Nacho Vigalondo(segment A is for Apocalypse)
      • Adrian Garcia Bogliano(segment B is for Bigfoot)
    • Stars
      • Ingrid Bolsø Berdal(voice)
      • Iván González
      • Kyra Zagorsky
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Kaare Andrews(segment V is for Vagitus)
      • Angela Bettis(segment E is for Exterminate)
      • Hélène Cattet(segment O is for Orgasm)
    • Writers
      • Ant Timpson(based on a nightmare by)
      • Nacho Vigalondo(segment A is for Apocalypse)
      • Adrian Garcia Bogliano(segment B is for Bigfoot)
    • Stars
      • Ingrid Bolsø Berdal(voice)
      • Iván González
      • Kyra Zagorsky
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 150User reviews
    • 201Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos3

    Greenband Version
    Trailer 1:25
    Greenband Version
    Redband Version
    Trailer 1:27
    Redband Version
    Teaser
    Promo 1:11
    Teaser

    Photos62

    Rylan Logan in The ABCs of Death (2012)
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    The ABCs of Death (2012)
    Arisa Nakamura and Yui Murata in The ABCs of Death (2012)
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    Darenzia Elizabeth and Lucy Clements in The ABCs of Death (2012)
    Matías Oviedo in The ABCs of Death (2012)

    Top cast

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    Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
    Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
    • Frau Scheisse
    • (voice)
    Iván González
    Iván González
    • Bobo (segment "X is for XXL")
    Kyra Zagorsky
    Kyra Zagorsky
    • Lainey (segment "V is for Vagitus")
    Lucy Clements
    • Lulu (segment "S is for Speed")
    Eva Llorach
    Eva Llorach
    • Woman (segment "A is for Apocalypse")
    Miquel Insua
    • Man (segment "A is for Apocalypse")
    Alejandra Urdiaín
    • Dulce (segment "B is for Bigfoot")
    • (as Alejandra Urdiain)
    Harold Torres
    Harold Torres
    • Erik (segment "B is for Bigfoot")
    Greta Martinez
    • Xochitl (segment "B is for Bigfoot")
    • (as Greta Martínez)
    Pablo Guisa Koestinger
    Pablo Guisa Koestinger
    • Yeti (segment "B is for Bigfoot")
    Matías Oviedo
    Matías Oviedo
    • Bruno (segment "C is for Cycle")
    Juanita Ringeling
    • Alicia (segment "C is for Cycle")
    Steve Berens
    Steve Berens
    • The Fighter (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    Riley the Dog
    Riley the Dog
    • The Dog (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    Chris Hampton
    • The Figther's Trainer (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    George Marquez
    • The Dog's Trainer (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    Erik Aude
    Erik Aude
    • Beat Down Dude (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    Lisa Lynch
    Lisa Lynch
    • Card Girl (segment "D is for Dogfight")
    • Directors
      • Kaare Andrews(segment V is for Vagitus)
      • Angela Bettis(segment E is for Exterminate)
      • Hélène Cattet(segment O is for Orgasm)
    • Writers
      • Ant Timpson(based on a nightmare by)
      • Nacho Vigalondo(segment A is for Apocalypse)
      • Adrian Garcia Bogliano(segment B is for Bigfoot)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      An Ohio substitute teacher was fired, convicted of four felonies and sentenced to 90 days in jail for showing this movie to students ages 14-18 over the course of 5 days.
    • Goofs
      In segment N, the young man is standing on the left side, but later the blood scatters from the right.
    • Quotes

      Mum: [to son] Honey, you go do a poo-poo. There's nothing to be afraid of.

      Dad: Danny Glover had nothing to be afraid of in "Lethal Weapon 2."

    • Crazy credits
      (Opening card) The following feature film was created by 26 directors from around the world. Each director was given a letter of the alphabet and asked to choose a word. They then created a short tale of death that related to their chosen word. They had complete artistic freedom regarding the content of their segments.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Transfiguration (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      VENGEANCE
      Performed by Power Glove

      Produced by Jarome Harmsworth & Joel Harmsworth

    User reviews150

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    A Bonkers Collection.
    A collection of 26 short films from 26 directors from all over the world, each using a different letter of the alphabet for their theme, The ABCs of Death is an ambitious experiment in horror that, although far too much of a mixed bag to prove wholly entertaining, still offers enough for fans of outrageous cinema to enjoy. Whatever your taste in horror, there will most likely be something here to cater for it, and with each segment being an average running length of just 4 minutes, if you don't like the current tale it's not long before something different comes along.

    A large proportion of the films are either frustratingly weak (guilty parties: Adam Wingard, Andrew Traucki, Simon Rumley), utterly perplexing, regrettably mediocre (Angela Bettis, come on down) or just plain bad (yes, Ti West, I'm looking at you—again!), threatening to make the film more of an 'Eh?-to-Zzzzzz' of horror than an A-to-Z (yeah, OK, I shoe-horned that line in, but it was too good to waste!).

    Thankfully, the good stuff—the really wild stuff—makes it all worthwhile and then some: Marcel Sarmiento's 'D is for Dogfight' is beautifully shot in slow motion throughout; Xavier Gens' 'X Is for XXL' is wonderfully gory, just as one might imagine from the man who gave us Frontier(s); Thomas Cappelen Malling's 'H is for Hydro-Electric Diffusion' comes across like a live-action cartoon on crack; 'L is for Libido' is fap-tastically depraved; crude claymation short 'T is for Toilet' may lack the finesse of a Nick Park film, but is tons gorier; and words cannot do justice to the insanity on display in Yoshihiro Nishimura's 'Z is for Zetsumetsu'.

    Even if, like me, you only really enjoy (or even understand) a handful of these twisted works of art, The ABCs of Death is a commendable effort and easily worth a couple of hours of any degenerate's time; while I can't see myself watching the whole thing again in a hurry, there are certain chapters that I'm sure I'll revisit many times over in the future.
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    • BA_Harrison
    • Apr 19, 2013

    FAQ1

    • Will the movie ever be on dvd like the other dafthouse films?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • New Zealand
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Japanese
      • German
      • French
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Ölümün ABC'si
    • Filming locations
      • Langley, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Magnet Releasing
      • Drafthouse Films
      • Timpson Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,832
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,110
      • Mar 10, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,589
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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