Cinafilm has over 5 million movie reviews and counting …

About Us
Contact Us
Sitemap
Follow us onCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest

Last updated: 11 Jun 2026 at 09:30 UTC

Back to movie details

Review of Naked Lunch (1991) by Zack T — 22 Sep 2014

Share

Tweet

This is Cronenberg. oozing full of surrealism, giant bugs, and Peter Weller too. A great film. Not for someone with a weak stomach.

This review of Naked Lunch (1991) was written by Zack T on 22 Sep 2014.

Naked Lunch has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

No

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Naked Lunch

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Jaime R (504) on 12 Sep 2014

Cronenberg has made rather twisted films, but this one is a showcase of his talent for incredibly twisted substance…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Vanessa Letts (61) for The Spectator (1,162) on 23 Jul 2018

I yearned for something more disgusting to occur…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Richard D (1,732) on 27 Dec 2015

Amazing. Cronenberg's best work IMO. A trip from start to end, not for the close minded. William S's work was done great justice in this movie…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Moore S (133) on 29 Nov 2016

Major failure to deliver, but there is definitely something odd and charming about this film, so I could not give it a poor rating…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Jason M (2,623) on 13 Feb 2016

For those unfamiliar with William S. Burroughs, this film adaptation of his novel Naked Lunch may not be for you…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Darin M (4) on 07 May 2015

Who could have ever imagined someone forming a film from the writings and life of William S. Burroughs? But Cronenberg did it…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Spangle (1,205) on 06 Feb 2017

With each passing David Cronenberg that I watch, I become convinced that my latest viewing in his filmography may just be the weirdest one…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Pablo G (434) on 05 Mar 2014

Certifiably weird…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Scott R (2,451) on 24 Dec 2017

Not one that I want to see all the time but I did enjoy it, very weird…

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Ahmedaiman9999 (95) on 08 Jul 2018

I admired the underlying message, and the seemingly clever imagery. I loved the unique atmosphere that is similar to Terry Gilliam's Brazil…

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Wild at Heart (1990)

By Hal Hinson (447) for Washington Post (9,851) on 05 Aug 2008

What Wild at Heart feels like is a kind of housecleaning -- a disjointed collection of images and odd snatches of ideas that the director couldn't…

Review of My Own Private Idaho (1991)

By Mad M (980) on 14 Oct 2013

Sin dudas lo peor que le he visto a san Sant…

Review of Shaft (2000)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Nov 2007

What Jackson's Shaft can't do is talk the talk, or much of anything else, in director John Singleton's feature-length insult to one of the…

Review of Caché (2005)

By Fantasy (142) on 02 Feb 2006

I had heard through the grapevine that this was suppossed to be a great movie…

Review of The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

By Andreeka (7) on 06 Mar 2015

The worst film ever made.the character is dull, the story are pretty mediocre. just pointless for 2.5 hours. it waste my time…

Review of A Beautiful Mind (2001)

By Christopherp (9) on 23 Jan 2009

Heartlessly inaccurate, exploitative, and slandering…

Review of Swimming Pool (2003)

By Danielb1982 (17) on 24 Feb 2015

I very rarely write a bad review, but felt I needed to for this. I actually forced myself to sit through this, I really wish I hadn't…

Review of Desert Hearts (1985)

By Yannick M (12) on 14 Mar 2007

The love scenes were contrived and the ending left me ... limp? I don't know, just not into a lesbian rendition of My Fair Lady…

Review of Contempt (1963)

By Ben H (1,875) on 25 Mar 2013

This is not satire. This is self-indulgence. Godard's 'Contempt' is a lifeless, soulless trudge full of conceit and pseudointellectualism…

Review of The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

By Sydmwswy (27) on 23 Jun 2022

Toxic movies that I hate forever I really believe that films like this harm not only the cinema but also our world…

Share This Page

Share

Tweet

Popular Movies Right Now

2022

66%170 Reviews

2021

58%19 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

2023

74%83 Reviews

2022

68%181 Reviews

2020

70%170 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

2023

85%310 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

1991

69%569 Reviews

2005

51%310 Reviews

1999

79%605 Reviews

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009

65%734 Reviews

Avengers: Infinity War

2018

82%1,923 Reviews

Forever My Girl

2018

64%115 Reviews

2013

67%215 Reviews

2016

67%168 Reviews

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

67%57 Reviews

1997

42%1 Review

Get social with CinafilmFollow us for reviews of the latest moviesCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest Cinafilm - RSS

© 2026 Cinafilm Internet Productions

Prime Video logo is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Our website support team can be reached by email at [email protected], or by phoning +44 3300 431 396

Cinafilm IP, Office 12693, PO Box 15113, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 2NJ, United Kingdom