Repo! The Genetic Opera

"Not Your Parents' Opera."

2008 1h 38m EN

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6.3

MID

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37%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 400🥫37%Rotten Tomatoes●32Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 27,578

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Synopsis

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By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan — and those unable to fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.

“Not Your Parents' Opera.”

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Cast

Alexa PenaVega
Shilo Wallace
Paul Sorvino
Rotti Largo
Anthony Stewart Head
Nathan Wallace / Repo Man
Sarah Brightman
Blind Mag
Paris Hilton
Amber Sweet
Bill Moseley
Luigi Largo
Nivek Ogre
Pavi Largo
Terrance Zdunich
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Sam Agro, Darren Smith, Terrance Zdunich
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

CAST

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226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, shot by Joseph White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Terrance Zdunich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Alexa PenaVega and Paul Sorvino and Anthony Stewart Head carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Darren Lynn Bousman directs. Joseph White behind the camera. Terrance Zdunich scores. Harvey Rosenstock cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 2% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4226+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, shot by Joseph White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Terrance Zdunich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Harvey Rosenstock shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Alexa PenaVega and Paul Sorvino and Anthony Stewart Head carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Not Your Parents' Opera.".
10IMDB entry: tt0963194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 34 themes, including "opera", "jealousy", "dystopia", "drug addiction".

The technical file

Cinematography: Joseph White
Original score: Terrance Zdunich
Editing: Harvey Rosenstock
Costume design: Alex Kavanagh
Makeup / hair: Maarit Niemela
VFX supervisor: Jon Campfens
Stunt coordinator: Jamie Jones
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $8,500,000
Box office: $198,883
Return: 2% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes: 37% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 32/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 27,578 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 wins & 1 nomination total

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What people are saying

insidemovies842021-02-16
★ 10/10
Surprised me to hear when I looked into this feature that it was not well received at the time of its release... disappointing wtf is wrong with people but I’d put this film up there with Rocky Horror Picture Show... Set in a distant dystopian future where organisms failures are a sure thing, a company named Gencon swoops in on society and sets up Payment plans for people to afford these organ replacements but if payments stopped they sent the “Repo-Man” after you. Starring Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Bill Mosely, Paul Sorvino, and Paris Hilton... whose only role as far as I’m concerned that I remember was getting her head cut off in House of Wax he he... We have a mother who dies at birth from a poison switched from a possible cure by The Gencon Dude. But the father thinks it was his fault. Plus him being the Repo Man and Gencon’s little torture slave he must keep this secret from his little Shiloh. This being said this modern day gothic musical is narrated by a graverobber played by Terrance Zdunich whom is also the writer of the film as well as the man behind the motion comic segments... he has a powerful voice which isn’t nearly forgotten... Meanwhile the head dude at Gencon has found out he’s got something terminal that can’t be fixed. He’s got three deranged children, who seem to be whiny one who reminds my of something in between Texas chainsaw or V for Vendetta.... I especially liked Graverobbbers song 21st century cure and Anthony Heads’ song to his dead wife. As far as location it was obvious much of the set was cgi. But I don’t think that it took away from the film I think it added to the mystique and the gothicism... I recommend this film for anyone to watch I was impressed and entertains as this wasn’t my first watch.
RealZero2025-12-04
★ 9/10
As a fan of musical episodes in shows, I love this movie. 😁 Every single character in Repo! is fucked up. FDIA, anger issues, narcissism. It has drugs, blood, corpses ... and opera! But seriously: Repo! shows a lovely "dark and rotten" dystopia where everyone is basically fucked up, and I already love this dystopian depiction very much because it looks so brutal and dirty. And in the midst of it, you've got rich people and opera. And all the fucked up characters are depicted in a really awesome way, each in their own way. From drug dealers, evil CEOs and just plain, fucked up sociopaths. The songs are awesome and the fact that different characters use different kinds of music to fit to their role is lovely. The loud "punk" girl vs. the big, overweight opera-CEO. So, if you like dark dystopian themes and musicals and if you either like or at least don't mind splatter, I really recommend this movie! "Zydrate Anatomy" is only one of the really awesome songs. And it shows once again how awesome Anthony Head is in acting and singing!