The Voices(2014)
2014 · Marjane Satrapi · 104 min
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
Comedy · Crime · Horror · Fantasy
6.32k votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How The Voices scares
It starts off feeling like a quirky, colorful comedy about a lonely guy and his talking pets, then slowly lets the cheerful tone curdle into something much darker without ever fully dropping the jokes. The scares here aren't jumps or chases, they come from watching someone's grip on reality slip while the movie keeps smiling at you. Blood and violence show up, but they're wrapped in such a bright, offbeat style that it feels more unsettling-funny than terrifying. This one's for people who like their horror weird, sad, and a little absurd rather than intense or frightening.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, The Voices rates psychological 3/5, visceral 2/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 2 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 15 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 55 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A quirky, colorful start that keeps undercutting its darker turns with comedy, building in fits and starts to a couple of harder-edged jolts before easing off again near the close.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 4, 3, 2.
How scary is The Voices?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, The Voices rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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