How scary is The Blue Elephant?

On our intensity scale, The Blue Elephant rates 6/10 for jump scares and 6/10 for dread. It is moderately scary, with a handful of strong sequences.

How gory is The Blue Elephant?

The Blue Elephant rates 4/10 for gore — expect only light gore.

How long is The Blue Elephant?

The Blue Elephant runs 170 minutes (2h 50m).

What is The Blue Elephant rated?

The Blue Elephant has no MPAA certificate — common for films released outside the US. On our scale it rates 6/10 for jump scares, 4/10 for gore and 6/10 for dread.

Where to watch The Blue Elephant (2014)?

We have not been able to confirm where The Blue Elephant is streaming in the US. Look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).

The Blue Elephant

Name: The Blue Elephant
Director: Marwan Hamed
Genre: Occult, Psychological, Possession, Paranoia
Released: 2014
Duration: 170 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Karim Abdel Aziz, Khaled El-Sawi, Khaled El-Sawi, Khaled El-Sawi, Nelly Karim

2014 · Directed by Marwan Hamed · 170 min

OccultPsychologicalPossessionParanoia

8.0/10

IMDb831k votes

jumps 6

gore 4

dread 6

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Where to watch: We have not been able to check the US streamers for this one — try digital rental.

How it scared people

The vibe

Egypt's biggest horror swing: a psychiatrist returns to the criminal ward at Abbasiya to evaluate an old friend accused of murder, and a hallucinogen stamped with a six-legged elephant starts opening doors that should stay shut. Adapted from Ahmed Mourad's novel, it runs a hefty 170 minutes and put Egyptian genre VFX on the map. Occult, not clinical.

The Blue Elephant (2014) Parents Guide

MPA rating	No MPAA certificate (released outside the US system)
Runtime	170 minutes
Jump scares	3/5 — moderately scary, with a handful of strong sequences
Gore	2/5 — only light gore
Dread	3/5 — a lingering atmosphere that stays for the evening
Themes	occult ritual; psychological distress; demonic possession; paranoia and distrust

The Blue Elephant carries no MPAA certificate. We score it 3/5 for jump scares, 2/5 for gore and 3/5 for lingering dread, over 170 minutes. Better suited to teens than to younger children.

We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.

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How scary is The Blue Elephant?: On our intensity scale, The Blue Elephant rates 6/10 for jump scares and 6/10 for dread. It is moderately scary, with a handful of strong sequences.
How gory is The Blue Elephant?: The Blue Elephant rates 4/10 for gore — expect only light gore.
How long is The Blue Elephant?: The Blue Elephant runs 170 minutes (2h 50m).
What is The Blue Elephant rated?: The Blue Elephant has no MPAA certificate — common for films released outside the US. On our scale it rates 6/10 for jump scares, 4/10 for gore and 6/10 for dread.
Where to watch The Blue Elephant (2014)?: We have not been able to confirm where The Blue Elephant is streaming in the US. Look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).