Trauma (1993) Horror Thriller Mystery

Rated R | Threatrical Mar 12, 1993 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Mystery | Runtime 1h 46m
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  • Overall Score: ☆ 5.73/10
    IMDB: ☆ 5.8/10
    Metascore: ☆ 6.4/10
    Tomatometer: ☆ 5.0/10

Trauma Plot Synopsis:

An anorexic young woman escapes from a psychiatric clinic and meets a young man who wants to help. She is caught and returned to her parents, who are soon beheaded by a garrotting stranger making the rounds about town, apparently striking only when it rains. The orphaned young woman and her new lover launch their own investigation and are endangered when a link is discovered with the victims and a particular operation performed years before.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A young man tries to help a teenage European girl whom escaped from a clinic hospital after witnessing the murder of her parents by a serial killer and they try to find the killer before the killer finds them.

Tagline: Some Nightmares Haunt You. Some... Can Kill You.

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Trauma Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1993 (more 1993 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 106 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Sub-Genres:  Serial Killers
Horror Genres:  Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Psychic, Serial Killer
Directors: Dario Argento
Stars: Christopher Rydell, Asia Argento, Piper Laurie, Frederic Forrest, Laura Johnson … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Mar 12, 1993
Nominations: 2
Production Co.: Worldvision Home Video
Language: English
Country: Italy
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Trauma Release Dates In Theaters: Mar 12, 1993, Blu-ray: Jan 25, 2022, DVD: May 27, 2008
Writers: Franco Ferrini, Gianni Romoli, Dario Argento
Producers: Dario Argento, Chris Beckman, T. David Pash, Andrea Tinnirello
Musicians: Andrea Bandel, Pino Donaggio
Cinematographers: Raffaele Mertes

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