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Videodrome

1983Movie1 h 28 minR

Horror
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic587.3Rotten Tomatoes83%80%
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic587.3Rotten Tomatoes83%80%

Summary

As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

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  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You scare easily

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Fingerprint

  • Gets under your skin.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Scares you.
  • Leaves you shaken.
  • Feasts your eyes.

Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Corporate WarfareRare · in 26 titlesIt's hidden, but the entire plot was set in motion when Brian O'Blivion developed a technology for a Subliminal Seduction television signal.NovelizationRare · in 37 titlesA novelization was released by Zebra Books alongside the movie in 1983. Though credited to “Jack Martin”, the novel was, in fact, the work of horror novelist Dennis Etchison.All 96 tropes

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