Caligula (1979) movie poster

Caligula (1979)

Caligola
"Absolute power corrupts"
ThumbScore
👍 60%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 18%
DramaHistory

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Director
Tinto Brass
Runtime
2h 36m
Country
Italy, United States of America
Language
Italian
TMDB Rating
6.0/10 (966 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
18%

Cast

Malcolm McDowell as Caligula · 67% avg
Teresa Ann Savoy as Drusilla
Helen Mirren as Caesonia · 69% avg
Peter O'Toole as Tiberius · 72% avg
John Steiner as Longinus
Guido Mannari as Macro
Paolo Bonacelli as Chaerea · 75% avg
Leopoldo Trieste as Charicles · 83% avg

Is Caligula good?

It's divisive. 60% audience score, estimated from 966 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 18%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2983 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#32 / 32 · 1979

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravity. Wikipedia ↗

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