Eating Raoul
1982, Comedy, 1h 23m
21 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Eating Raoul serves up its spectacularly lurid tale with a healthy heaping of pitch-black humor and anarchic vigor. Read critic reviews
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Paul Bland
Mary Bland
Raoul Mendoza
Mr. Leech

Mr. Cray
Doris the Dominatrix, Nurse Sally Cummings
Critic Reviews for Eating Raoul
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (3)
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Paul Bartel's Eating Raoul is about lurid sex, murder, cannibalism and greed. It's also the best comedy of the fall season.
April 27, 2018 | Full Review… -
Problem is, it's so laid-back it eventually gets monotonous. If the style and pacing had been as outrageous as the subject matter, we might have had something really amazing here.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… -
Made on a non-existent budget, here is a kick right in Hollywood's bloated butt.
February 13, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… -
Nicely lays out capitalism on the chopping block. In an obsessively consumptive culture like America's, the only way for a common couple to strive is through killing, then consuming.
November 26, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 -
Despite the consistency of the film's droll take on murder and mayhem, it still feels oddly uneven and skimpy, as if there just isn't quite enough meat on its narrative bones.
October 9, 2012 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
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August 2, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Audience Reviews for Eating Raoul
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Dec 08, 2013A very well known cult film that follows a married couple as they are shafted numerous times and must "adapt" to their situation in order to open their dream restaurant. Wow this is some black humor and is both disturbing, hilariously absurd, and offers some social commentary as well. You really just have to see it in order to know the absurdity and hilariousness of Eating Raoul. Of course it is rated R for some expected sexual content and nudity as well as language and other adult material.Chris B Super Reviewer
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Sep 26, 2012It seems that almost by accident Bartel made a great satire about the absurd ways that Americans perceive themselves and their hypocritical views of sexuality and violence. Its basically a Bunuel film by way of a screwball comedy . . . and just a touch of Sweeney Todd.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Sep 25, 2010A very funny cult movie, I really liked it, the story is really good too.The only thing I didn't really like was the ending, but still, I highly recommend it.Aj V Super Reviewer
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Jan 11, 2009Not bad for low budget, cannibalistic, 80's film-making where the highlight is a short erotic scene and the biggest star is Ed Begley, Jr.Randy T Super Reviewer
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