Film Analysis Books

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Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,139 ratings — published 1992
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Manuale del film. Linguaggio, racconto, analisi Manuale del film. Linguaggio, racconto, analisi (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 194 ratings — published 1995
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Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 710 ratings — published 1998
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Hitchcock/Truffaut Hitchcock/Truffaut (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.47 — 9,286 ratings — published 1966
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Film Art: An Introduction Film Art: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,599 ratings — published 1979
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David Lynch: His Work, His World David Lynch: His Work, His World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 38 ratings — published 2025
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Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window Dear Evan Hansen: Through the Window (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.51 — 1,286 ratings — published
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Lost Decade, The: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s Lost Decade, The: Altman, Coppola, Friedkin and the Hollywood Renaissance Auteur in the 1980s (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Figures of Desire: A Theory and Analysis of Surrealist Film Figures of Desire: A Theory and Analysis of Surrealist Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 21 ratings — published 1985
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The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism The Absence of Myth: Writings on Surrealism (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 200 ratings — published 1994
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Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 3,688 ratings — published 2023
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The Power of Film The Power of Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 242 ratings — published 2006
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The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,090 ratings — published 1993
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Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore Makeup Man: From Rocky to Star Trek The Amazing Creations of Hollywood's Michael Westmore (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.70 — 87 ratings — published
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Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film Vampires and Violets: Lesbians in Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 126 ratings — published 1992
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Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema Spectacular Bodies: Gender, Genre and the Action Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.44 — 41 ratings — published 1993
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Girls on Film: The Complete History of the Women Who Broke Barriers and Redefined Roles Girls on Film: The Complete History of the Women Who Broke Barriers and Redefined Roles (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 265 ratings — published
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Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 672 ratings — published
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John Waters: Indecent Exposure John Waters: Indecent Exposure (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 37 ratings — published
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It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 6,150 ratings — published 2022
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Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir Creatures of Darkness: Raymond Chandler, Detective Fiction, and Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.43 — 14 ratings — published 2000
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Cinema Speculation Cinema Speculation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 14,535 ratings — published 2022
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Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema) Chinese Martial Arts Cinema: The Wuxia Tradition (Traditions in World Cinema)
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avg rating 3.84 — 45 ratings — published 2009
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Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 4.44 — 88 ratings — published
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Masculinity and Film Performance: Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema Masculinity and Film Performance: Male Angst in Contemporary American Cinema (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7 ratings — published 2011
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Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Inside Popular Film) Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film (Inside Popular Film)
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avg rating 4.22 — 232 ratings — published 1997
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Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 118 ratings — published 1988
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Colours of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes Colours of Film: The Story of Cinema in 50 Palettes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.96 — 76 ratings — published
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Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film Looking at Movies: An Introduction to Film (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 497 ratings — published 2003
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The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film (Texas Film Studies Series) The Dread of Difference: Gender and the Horror Film (Texas Film Studies Series)
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avg rating 4.09 — 348 ratings — published 1996
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The Duke in His Domain The Duke in His Domain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 1,157 ratings — published 1957
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Matter and Memory Matter and Memory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 2,723 ratings — published 1896
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The System of Objects The System of Objects (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 1,904 ratings — published 1968
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The Time-Image The Time-Image (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,308 ratings — published 1985
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Literature and Evil Literature and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,534 ratings — published 1957
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Erotism: Death and Sensuality Erotism: Death and Sensuality (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 4,116 ratings — published 1957
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The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made The Entertainment Weekly Guide to the Greatest Movies Ever Made (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 38 ratings — published 1994
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Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films Myth and the Movies: Discovering the Mythic Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 167 ratings — published 1999
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The Future of the Image The Future of the Image (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 554 ratings — published 2003
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Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 35 ratings — published
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Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,161 ratings — published 2003
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Interpreting the Moving Image (Cambridge Studies in Film) Interpreting the Moving Image (Cambridge Studies in Film)
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avg rating 3.89 — 9 ratings — published 1998
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Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room Zona: A Book About a Film About a Journey to a Room (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 1,589 ratings — published 2012
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Sculpting in Time Sculpting in Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.50 — 6,496 ratings — published 1984
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Great American Film Directors: From the Flickers Through Hollywood's Golden Age Great American Film Directors: From the Flickers Through Hollywood's Golden Age (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.71 — 7 ratings — published 1987
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The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.25 — 4 ratings — published 2000
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The Making of King Kong: The Story Behind a Film Classic The Making of King Kong: The Story Behind a Film Classic (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 54 ratings — published 1975
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“Film analysis enables us to recognize how the filmmakers have their magic on us, how all the constituent elements of the film have combined to create that magic. Rather than rob us of the pleasures of watching films, this approach affords us the even greater pleasure of deep engagement”
Jon Lewis, Essential Cinema: An Introduction to Film Analysis