Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
They eat and they are eaten!
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Cannibal Holocaust rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.8/10· 66K votes
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic22%
TMDb6.264/10· 2K votesWith 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 22/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Cannibal Holocaust
A New York University professor returns from a rescue mission to the Amazon rainforest with the footage shot by a lost team of documentarians who were making a film about the area's local cannibal tribes.
Cast of Cannibal Holocaust
Robert Kerman
as Professor Harold Monroe
Francesca Ciardi
as Faye Daniels
- P
Perry Pirkanen
as Jack Anders
Luca Barbareschi
as Mark Tomaso
Salvatore Basile
as Chaco Losojos
Ricardo Fuentes
as Miguel Lujan
Carl Gabriel Yorke
as Alan Yates
Paolo Paoloni
as 1st Executive
Lionello Pio Di Savoia
as 2nd Executive
Luigina Rocchi
- M
Mauricio Rodríguez
- R
Ricardo Ramírez
Cannibal Holocaust facts
- Budget
- $100K
- Box office
- $2M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Visceral realism and unflinching approach generates undeniable cultural impact
- •Documentary-style framing creates immersive tension and authenticity
- •Taboo subject matter provokes genuine discomfort as intended
What the audience disliked
- •Graphic violence and animal cruelty becomes exploitative rather than purposeful
- •Pacing drags in second half reducing narrative momentum considerably
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