Filth (2013)
A depraved, drug-addicted cop's relentless pursuit of promotion spirals into a darkly comic, surreal nightmare.
A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.
How intense is Filth?
Filth is mildly scary, with graphic gore and strong violence. Emotionally it is devastating. The pace is relentless, and it is a full-attention watch. The humor runs dark and absurdist. Rated R.
What Filth feels like
- Tone
- grittydarkly comicsurrealbleakpulpy
- Pace
- Relentless
- Humor
- dark and satirical, absurdist
- Best for
- Full attention
Where to stream Filth
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Is Filth for you?
Is Filth scary?
Only a little. Filth has a few tense moments (scare level 1 of 3), nothing that follows you to bed.
Is Filth gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and strong violence (2 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Filth sad or heavy?
Yes. Emotional weight 3 of 3. It hits hard; do not plan anything light after.
Is Filth OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 1, gore 2, violence 2, each out of 3.
How long is Filth?
Filth runs 1h 37m.
Where can I stream Filth?
Filth is streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel and Fandango at Home (free).
Does Filth have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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