Black Swan
2010 · 108 min · Drama / Thriller / Horror · TMDB 7.7
The short version:Ballet psychosis. Skin-picking, hallucinated body horror, a hostile mother. Beautiful and uncomfortable.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary3
Not scaryExtreme
Dread4
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares2
NoneConstant
Disturbing3
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim4
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
A committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreModerateeditorial
Sexual content & violence
- Sex & nudityModerateeditorial
- Sexual assaultBriefeditorial
Body & medical
- Self-harmHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Recurring skin-picking and nail injuries, shown close up.
- Body horrorModerateeditorial
Mental health & grief
- Mental illnessHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- An eating disorder is implied throughout.
Abuse & bigotry
- Domestic abuseModerateeditorial