Venus Drowning

2005Movie1 h 20 min

63
DecentGoodWatch score

A deeply unsettling, open-ended horror movie about the mind.

Good for thought-provoking · adults · partner watch

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · graphic violence bothers you · you're watching with family

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Story

After a failed suicide attempt, Dawn (Jodie Jameson) is sent by her psychiatrist on a trip to recuperate. She visits an old family flat in a remote apartment by the sea. Heavily sedated with medication and alcohol, she tries to decode her life through the pages of a journal. Walking on a deserted Norfolk beach she finds a dying mutant mermaid foetus. Initially repulsed, she becomes obsessed with it, takes it home and tries to resuscitate it. Dawn’s Swedish friend Milla visits at the weekend. While out drinking with Dawn, she catches a man at an unguarded moment and they end up in bed. In the cellar, the creature can sense the vibrations from the bedroom. Feeding off the sexual energy coursing through the flat, the creature strengthens and grows. After Milla leaves, Dawn checks on the creature in the cellar; it’s covered in a thin slime. Drawn to the smell, she tastes it and finds that it has hallucinogenic effects. Dawn’s life is about to get even stranger.

Feels like

  • Psychological Horror
  • Surreal Drama
  • Body Horror
  • Unsettling Atmosphere
  • Existential Dread
  • Hallucinatory Experience
  • Arthouse Thriller
  • Ambiguous Narrative
  • Isolation & Obsession

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Directed by
Andrew Parkinson

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Facts

May 18, 2005 · 1 h 20 min · Nudity, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery

Released
May 18, 2005
Runtime
1 h 20 min
Content
Nudity, Sexual Content, Drug Use, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Horror
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Q&A

3 questions, like "Is Venus Drowning worth watching?"

Questions about Venus Drowning

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Is Venus Drowning worth watching?

63
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 63 (IMDb 5.7).

Will Venus Drowning scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 9 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Venus Drowning?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.