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New point opportunities have been added to the critera section.
- Spanish Director
- Pre-Classic Period
- Cheating
- City Map
- Gaslighting
- Hippies Dancing
- Roof Top
And we're back! After an extended hiatus, The Giallo Score has returned with a cleaned up design and some fresh new reviews to celebrate with. There's lots more to come but for now head over to the Scores page to see whats new!
Latest Scores

1968
2022-05-20
This early genre entry, part crime thriller, part chamber film, and barely a Giallo, packs a surprising amount of entertainment and technical flair.
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1968
2022-05-03
One-and-done Giallo director Vittorio Sindoni’s contribution to the genre is an interesting whodunnit with a fun cast and satisfying plot twists.
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60

1967
2022-01-19
More spy film than Giallo, this late 1960’s genre entry will throw you off if you’re not paying attention, but rewards those who embrace a broader definition of what a Giallo film is.
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66

1965
2022-01-06
This sophisticated and exquisite looking Giallo borrows from Bava, Antonioni, and the French New Wave resulting in an experience that’s unlike any other film in the genre.
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73

1965
2022-01-04
Light on logic but heavy on fun, this gothic horror and kirmi inspired proto-Giallo offers up a decent mystery and some spooky atmosphere in Venice after dark.
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54
Highest Scores

1975
2014-01-14
The ruler of the Giallo Score. Considered by most to be Argento’s crowning achievement and the greatest Giallo ever made, Deep Red is the final stop at the end of the genre’s classic period.
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97

1971
2012-09-13
Argento’s (once elusive) third Giallo effectively represents the genre as a whole in a single film. Four Flies offers the greatest Giallo director at the peak of the genre’s popularity.
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94

1972
2012-08-13
This is Massimo Dallamano's career defining work and a classic Giallo. New comers to the genre who are ready to branch out from Argento would do well starting here.
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93

1972
2013-03-22
Aldo Lado directs a somber but well-paced and well-acted Giallo with a haunting score by Ennio Morricone.
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93

1972
2012-09-13
This is Fucli's Giallo masterpiece and possibly the best film of his career. All the Giallo elements are present and yet this film looks and feels like no other in the genre. This film should be a staple in the library of any serious fan of the genre.
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