I Saw The TV Glow Screening
A haunting coming-of-age story exploring themes of identity and reality, I Saw The TV Glow is set to captivate audiences with its unique visual style and memorable sequences. This powerful film follows teenager Owen as he discovers a mysterious late-night TV show that changes his view of reality.
Dir: Jane Schoenbrun
Cast: Justice Smith, Jack Haven, Ian Foreman, Helena Howard, Lindsey Jordan, Danielle Deadwyler, Fred Durst, Conner O'Malley
100 mins · 2024 · United States of America · Cert 15 · English
IMDb 5.8/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 85% · Metacritic 86/100 · TMDB 6.2/10 · Trakt 62%
Awards: 13 wins & 95 nominations total
I Saw The TV Glow | Fresh Takes
4 Nov 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The film has received widespread critical acclaim, with scores of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 86/100 on Metacritic, and 6.2/10 on TMDB, indicating a powerful and emotionally resonant narrative. Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, the film features a talented cast, including Justice Smith, Bridget Lundy-Paine, and Danielle Deadwyler. With a runtime of 100 minutes, I Saw The TV Glow is a drama and horror film from the United States, certified 15 and spoken in English.
I Saw The TV Glow is part of Jane Schoenbrun's Screen Trilogy, following the film We're All Going to the World's Fair and preceding Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics, with many praising its unique visual aesthetic and emotionally resonant narrative. Some critics have noted that the film's use of neon colors and 90s nostalgia creates a haunting atmosphere, while others have praised the film's exploration of identity, memory, and time.
The film will be screened at the Duke of York's Picturehouse in Brighton on Wednesday, 4 November 2026. Tickets are with the button beside the article.
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What viewers say
JC230 · 10/10
Never been read harder than when my little brother saw this and said ‘I really liked it but YOU’LL love it’. This must be how some trans people felt seeing the Matrix, feeling seen, feeling called out, a generational disillusionment and a deep dysphoria acknowledged. But The Matrix is a power fantasy by directors who love to ape black aesthetics but hold a disdain for us, blame us. This is a cautionary tale, one full of empathy but good god I…
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textbookviolence · 10/10
I need people to realise that not everything is for you. If you don't 'get it' that doesn't inherently make it a bad film, especially when the film is a very clear trans allegory. Saying it's incoherent because you have never felt like this, is dismissive of the experiences shown. it's not about you. It's not for you. The people who it's for are mourning. They are remembering what it's like being Owen. They are looking deep inside themself,…
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nwithan8 · 3/10
I feel like I was watching static the entire time. An empty void of a film.
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hard31337
I feel sorry for anyone that paid to watch this.
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RG9400 · 8/10
I was cognizant of the polarizing audience reviews for this movie coming into it, and I was fairly hesitant. I do not usually mesh well with artsy surreal movies that tend to be mostly symbolic. I find them often opaque (no pun intended for the in-movie TV show "The Pink Opaque) with very tenuous symbolism, and I often feel people read too much into those movies because they remain so indecipherable that any interpretation seems valid for…
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baconpopsicle · 8/10
As if part of the marketing of this movie, you can see how it's being review bombed by homophobes in every possible platform. The movie is an anology of struggling with body dysmorphia while growing up in environments that don't allow you to be yourself. If you're homophobic or have no interest in understanding that struggle, than this movie is not for you, nor should you rate it, just like you wouldn't rate Paw Pawtrol because it wasn't a drama…
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samwightt · 4/10
This is the Rabbit R1 of movies in the sense that it is barely reviewable because it fulfills almost none of the basic requirements you expect of a movie. This movie says nothing. It is incoherent. Literal bottom of the barrel garbage that is decently-shot so stuffy film bros will call it "art". Half of the movie is just a Phoebe Bridgers music video and I'm not even kidding lol. Style over substance to the extreme. It's like not even so bad…
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fasterfilmcritic · 2/10
Some movies are just not made for me. Not a single thing in I Saw the TV Glow resonated.
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