Trailer
Summary
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods. The screens crackle and pop endlessly with monochrome vistas of static white noise permeating the brain and fogging concentration.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 60GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer70%
Metascore49
User score6.8
IMDb6.0
Letterboxd · 102 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9596Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 20 more
Released
2013
June 6, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
IndonesianMade in
- United States
- Canada
Indonesia
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more22 people
- Lawrence Michael LevineLarry (segment "Tape 49")
- Kelsy AbbottAyesha (segment "Tape 49")
- L.C. HoltKyle (segment "Tape 49")
- Simon BarrettSteve (segment "Tape 49")
- Mindy RobinsonTabitha (segment "Tape 49")
- Adam WingardHerman (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
- Hannah HughesClarissa (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
- John T. WoodsDr. Fleischer (segment "Phase I Clinical Trials")
Hannah Al RashidLena (segment "Safe Haven")
Fachry AlbarAdam (segment "Safe Haven")
Oka AntaraMalik (segment "Safe Haven")
Epy KusnandarThe Father (segment "Safe Haven")
Andrew SuleimanJohnny (segment "Safe Haven")
Devon BrookshireBiker's Girlfriend (segment "A Ride in the Park")- KHKevin HuntEye Bite Victim (segment "A Ride in the Park")
- CRCarly RobellParty Guest (segment "A Ride in the Park")
Jay SaundersBiker (segment "A Ride in the Park")
Samantha GracieJen (segment "Slumber Party Alien Abduction")- JSJeremie SaundersZack (segment "Slumber Party Alien Abduction")
Roxanne BenjaminZombie (segment "A Ride in the Park")- EEkaGuard 2 (segment "Safe Haven")
- WDWendy DonigianGood Samaritan Girl (segment "A Ride in the Park")
Directing · 7
- Adam Wingard Director, Executive Producer
- Gareth Evans Director, Writer, Editor
- Simon Barrett Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Set Photographer
- Timo Tjahjanto Director, Writer, Story
- Jason Eisener Director, Writer
- Eduardo Sánchez Director
Writing · 3
- John Davies Writer
- Jamie Nash Writer, Producer
- Brad Miska Original Concept, Producer
Production · 11
- Robin Cowie Executive Producer
- Rangga Maya Barack-Evans Executive Producer
- Adam Jenkins Executive Producer
- Tom Owen Executive Producer
- Zak Zeman Executive Producer
- Gary Binkow Producer
Camera · 5
- Seamus Tierney Director of Photography
- Jeff Wheaton Director of Photography
- Tarin Anderson Director of Photography
- Stephen Scott Director of Photography
- Abdul Dermawan Habir Director of Photography
Sound · 4
- Steve Moore Original Music Composer
- James Guymon Original Music Composer
- Aria Prayogi Original Music Composer
- Fajar Yuskemal Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Tom Hammock Production Design
Other crew · 1
- Bob Rose Editorial Staff
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