Cronos
1992 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.7 · 80% critics
Facing mortality, an alchemist perfects an ancient device meant to grant eternal life, but it comes with a dangerous cost. Long after its creation, an elderly antiques dealer discovers it hidden in a statue, and using it makes him younger—while setting off a bloody spiral that continues even after death.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1993-11-05
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (758 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Cronos if you want a uniquely dark vampire thriller with a strange, ornate centerpiece and tense, creepy mood rather than nonstop action; Not for you if you need faster scares or gore-forward vampire thrills like The Strain or Helix.
Pros: unique vampire twist; memorable atmosphere; striking device design | Cons: slow pacing; uneven thrills; dark story can disappoint
Themes
- immortality
- scarab
- invention
- tycoon
- time
- aging
- industrialist
- antique dealer
Awards & recognition
- Ariel Award — Best Picture · 1993
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1994 · nominated
- Ariel Award — Best Picture · 1993 · nominated
Cast & crew
Federico Luppi
as Jesus Gris
Ron Perlman
as Angel de la Guardia
Claudio Brook
as De la Guardia
Margarita Isabel
as Mercedes
Tamara Shanath
as Aurora
Mario Iván Martínez
as Alchemist
Daniel Giménez Cacho
as Tito
Farnesio de Bernal
as Manuelito
Juan Carlos Colombo
as Funeral Director
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
as Narrator (voice)
Directed by Guillermo del Toro