Un Chien Andalou(1929)
1929 · Luis Buñuel · 17 min
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
Fantasy · Horror · Thriller
7.41.4k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
5/5
Stays with you
How Un Chien Andalou scares
It moves in short, disconnected bursts rather than telling a normal story, jumping from one strange image to the next with no warning and no real beginning, middle, or end. There's no build-up and no jump scares in the usual sense — instead the fear comes from a constant feeling that the rules of logic and time have broken down. Some images are shocking and hard to watch, but it's over quickly, leaving you unsettled rather than terrified. This is for people who like their horror weird, artistic, and dreamlike rather than scary in a traditional way.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Un Chien Andalou rates psychological 5/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 5/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 5 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 5 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 5 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 50 of 100 — balanced
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 80 of 100 — leans Disturbing
Intensity over runtime
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A shocking jolt right at the start, then a strange, dreamlike drift that keeps unsettling you in sudden unpredictable bursts rather than building steadily.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 5, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, 2, 2, 4, 3, 1, 2.
How scary is Un Chien Andalou?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Un Chien Andalou rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be moderately gory and genuinely disturbing. Expect it to stay with you for days.
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