GOD TOLD ME TO (1976) @ THE NICKEL

Rare chance to catch this unfairly forgotten psychotronic gem from 'guerilla auteur' - the legendary Larry Cohen - on the big screen at London's premier grindhouse cinema - The Nickel

Originally a New World Pictures release from prolific indie impresario Roger Corman, the film has since been added to Rolling Stone's 'Scariest Movies You've Never Seen'

From The Nickel...

GOD TOLD ME TO
(1976, USA, Larry Cohen)
A disturbed young man named Richie believes he is receiving direct messages from God, commanding him to carry out a series of violent acts. As he drifts through Los Angeles, his delusions intensify, pulling him deeper into a fractured reality where faith, madness, and brutality become indistinguishable.

God Told Me To is a strange, unsettling blend of police procedural, science fiction, and psychological horror. Its mix of religious paranoia, urban decay, and unexpected narrative turns gives it a uniquely disorienting edge, making it one of the more singular genre films of the 1970s.

Runtime: 91 mins
Certificate: 18

Book tickets here - The Nickel often sells out...

We can grab a drink close by from 7pm at The Clerk & Well pub before heading to The Nickel for 7:45pm start time.

Reviews

Easily the best 1970s New York noir-horror-alien-abduction-Catholic-guilt-love-triangle thriller ever made, this unfairly forgotten gem from Larry Cohen (It's Alive) turns a concise justification tactic — "because God told me to" — into a street-smart prophesy of the perverse moral clarity behind 21st century extremism. (Rolling Stone)

Targets by way of Fire In the Sky... Quite possibly both Cohen's most underrated and most batshit crazy feature. (Justin LaLiberty, OCN Distribution/Vinegar Syndrome)

Feels like a feature length x files episode also I was p jazzed about that final reveal (Malakie Peters, Scarecrow Video)