I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Directed by

Jane Schoenbrun

Genre

drama film, horror film, thriller film, transgender film, psychological film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 726 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two high school students become obsessed with a TV show that blurs the line between fiction and reality, leading them to question their own identities and the world around them. As their connection deepens, they struggle to distinguish what is real from what is not.

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What happens

I Saw the TV Glow is a 2024 American psychological horror drama film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. The film stars Justice Smith and Jack Haven as two troubled high school students whose connection to their favorite television show drives them to question their reality and identities. The supporting cast includes Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Conner O'Malley, Emma Portner, Ian Foreman, Fred Durst, and Danielle Deadwyler. Actress Emma Stone and her husband, comedian Dave McCary, are among the film's producers under their Fruit Tree company. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2024. It was given a limited theatrical release by A24 in the United States on May 3, with its theatrical release expanding to Canada and nationwide in the US on May 17. It received positive reviews and five nominations at the 40th Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature. The film marks the second entry in what Schoenbrun refers to as their Screen Trilogy, following the film We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) and preceding an upcoming novel titled Public Access Afterworld. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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