Videodrome
Taste attributes: horrormysteryscience fictionrobots/ai/spacethrillerpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealgrittyenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads
"First it controls your mind. Then it destroys your body."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, surreal horror film: weighty and fresh. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very intricate · Structure: very surreal · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
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Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1983
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Famous Players Ltd
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
