Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle-class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having her second child. Her husband Kurt, who is busy studying for an exam, does not understand her situation. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law Lore are openly hostile to her. She resorts to Valium and drink and looks for sympathy, but to no avail.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UK only | 1 Month Free Trial | 14 May 2016 | 3329 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 71% |  Report: Broken Link |   |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 30 Sep 2015 | 2991 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 97% | Report: Broken Link | |
| IRELAND only | 1 Month Free Trial | 16 Mar 2018 | 2339 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 77% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 27 Mar 2015 | 621 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 82% | Report: Broken Link | |
![Its HD [Fear of Fear]](/images/logos/icons/itshd.png){kind=icon} | WORLDWIDE | ? | 30 Oct 2013 | 3641 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 87% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 19 Jul 2015 | 538 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 46% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | Free Credit | 28 Dec 2016 | 145 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 46% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 08 Mar 2021 | 70 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 38% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 29 Jun 2014 | 21 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 23% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 15 Nov 2016 | 202 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 28% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 24 Apr 2019 | 8 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 8% | Report: Broken Link | |
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 01 Jan 2021 | 811 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 90% |  Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | N/A | 01 Jan 2021 | 35 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 60% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 01 Jan 2021 | 169 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 13% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 01 Jan 2021 | 16210 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 92% | Report: Broken Link | |
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 13 Jun 2022 | 302 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 86% | Report: Broken Link | |
| UK only | N/A | 13 Jun 2022 | 41 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 24% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 01 Jan 2021 | 61 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 12% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 13 Jun 2022 | 9957 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 86% | Report: Broken Link | |
Margot, who lives in a comfortable middle-class apartment, fears that she is losing her mind after having her second child. Her husband Kurt, who is busy studying for an exam, does not understand her situation. Her mother-in-law and sister-in-law Lore are openly hostile to her. She resorts to Valium and drink and looks for sympathy, but to no avail.
Leave your thoughts about Fear of Fear.
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceA magnificently laconic distillate of taboo and conformism |
| The GateAndrew ParkerIt's a film nearly devoid of emotional artifice no matter its dramatic trappings. |
| Senses of CinemaJulian SavageFassbinder is not interested in offering simple solutions to his character's woes or depicting their decision making as consistent. The impact of Fear Eats the Soul lies in the way all of the characters are shown to be fallible and flawed. |
| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezAli's terse speaking matter is ripe with aphorisms, but it's also another way for Fassbinder to evoke the suspended animation of his character's lives. |
| ToxicUniverse.comKeith UhlichMany of Fassbinder's best films possess a kind of cosmic balance. No one character or belief rises above another without the other shoe dropping. |
| Time OutNigel FloydFassbinder uses dramatic and visual excess to push everyday events to extremes, achieving a degree of political and psychological truth not accessible through mere social realism. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonFassbinder made this one on the cheap between bigger projects and scored with a beautifully observed, and even oddly gentle tale. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawThe performances of Brigitte Mira and El Hedi Ben Salem as Emmi and Ali are superb; they act with instant sympathy and charm and in their own way, they are the most purely lovable characters I have ever seen on a movie screen. |
| CineVueChristopher MachellIt's surely the sheer, unvarnished humanity on display that's the film's greatest success. |
| Observer (UK)Wendy IdeThe performances are flawless; the themes remain timely. |
