I Saw the TV Glow
2024 · 1h 40m · Drama, Horror · United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
There is still time.
In late-90s suburbia, a lonely teenager meets a girl at school who introduces him to a mysterious late-night T.V. show — a vision of a supernatural world pulsing beneath their own. As time goes on, however, questions begin to arise about why the show sometimes seems more real than their own lives. In the pale glow of the television, their view of reality begins to crack.
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Jane Schoenbrun6.2Smart score
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