Tesis
My name is Ángela. They're going to kill me.
While working on a thesis about audiovisual violence, film student Ángela finds a snuff video where a girl is tortured until death. Soon she discovers that she was a former student in her university, and that the authors of the video are not very far either.
Thesis (1996) is a horror and thriller film directed by Alejandro Amenábar, released on April 11, 1996 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega and Xabier Elorriaga. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 980 ratings.
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Ana Torrent
as Ángela
Fele Martínez
as Chema
Eduardo Noriega
as Bosco
Xabier Elorriaga
as Castro
Miguel Picazo
as Figueroa
Nieves Herranz
as Sena
Rosa Campillo
as Yolanda
Paco Hernández
as Ángela's Father
Rosa Ávila
as Ángela's Mother
Teresa Castanedo
as TV Presenter
José Miguel Caballero
as Video Library Concierge
Joserra Cadiñanos
as Vigilant
Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, written by Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil, produced by José Luis Cuerda.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 980 ratings.
**A hidden gem of Spanish cinema.** What would we do if, while preparing our doctoral or master's thesis, accidentally came across evidence of a murder? I bet with most people, the obvious thing would be to go straight to the police and hand the matter over to the professionals, right? This is not what Angela decides to do when, while preparing her thesis on violence in cinema, she comes across a “snuff” video,…
Reviewed on January 5, 2023
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Thesis (1996) is available to stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+ and Shudder, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Thesis (1996) includes Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez, Eduardo Noriega, Xabier Elorriaga and Miguel Picazo. The film was directed by Alejandro Amenábar. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Thesis was released on April 11, 1996 and runs for 2h 5m.
Thesis (1996) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 980 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Thesis trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
