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I Saw the TV Glow 2024

“There is still time.”

★ 6.1/10 · 738 votes PG-13 HorrorDrama Released
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What is I Saw the TV Glow?

The film is set in late-90s suburbia. It follows the story of a lonely teenager who meets a girl at school.

Type
Film
Year
2024
Status
Released
Runtime
100 minutes
Release date
May 3, 2024
Original language
EN
Origin
United States of America
Studios
A24, Fruit Tree, Smudge Films
Budget
$10,000,000
Revenue
$5,407,916
Genres
Horror, Drama
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Overview

The film is set in late-90s suburbia. It follows the story of a lonely teenager who meets a girl at school. This encounter leads to the teenager being introduced to a mysterious late-night television show. The show presents a supernatural world that exists beneath the teenager's own reality. As time passes, the teenager begins to question the nature of the show and its relationship to their own life. The show sometimes appears to be more real than the teenager's everyday life. The film explores the impact of this experience on the teenager's perception of reality. The television serves as a catalyst for the teenager's growing unease with the boundaries between their world and the supernatural world presented on the show.

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Should you watch it?

“A late-night television show blurs the lines of reality for two teenagers in late-90s suburbia.”

Reasons to watch
  • explores a mysterious late-night television show
  • features a supernatural world pulsing beneath suburbia
Keep in mind
  • view of reality begins to crack
  • raises unsettling questions about what is real

Watch it if you enjoy mysterious stories about television shows that challenge reality.

The film contains horror and drama elements involving a supernatural television show.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the film set?

The film is set in late-90s suburbia.

What brings the main characters together?

A lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night television show.

What is the television show about?

It presents a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own.

What happens as time goes on?

Questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives.

How does the television show affect the characters?

In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.