Underplayed Gems
The whole movie catalogue

Films and series, searchable by what they are

← Back to the shop

Presagio (1974)

Presagio poster
Directed by
Luis Alcoriza
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man living in a small Mexican town becomes convinced that a mysterious omen is foretelling his own death. The film follows his growing paranoia and the reactions of the people around him.

darkslow-pacedthoughtfulsymbolicmelancholicatmospherichaunting

What happens

Presagio ("Omen") is a 1975 Mexican film directed and written by Luis Alcoriza. It was coscripted by Gabriel García Márquez. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like watching and it picks from the whole catalogue, or browse by genre, country and year.

Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers

Loading movies…

What should I watch?