- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- May 3, 2024 (a year ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- United States
- Genres
- Queer Horror · Psychological horror
- Production companies
- A24 · Fruit Tree · Smudge Films
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- PG-13
I Saw the TV Glow

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Justice SmithOwen
Brigette Lundy-PaineMaddy
Helena HowardIsabel
Danielle DeadwylerBrenda
Amber BensonJohnny Link's Mom
Ian ForemanYoung Owen
Michael C. MaronnaNeighbor 1
Conner O'MalleyDave
Emma PortnerMr. Melancholy / Marco / Amanda / Evil Clown
Danny TamberelliNeighbor 2
Madaline RileyPolo
Phoebe BridgersHerself
Fred DurstFrank
Lindsey JordanTara
Marlyn BandieroBrenda's Friend
Albert BirneyMr. Sprinkly
Timothy AllanLance
Tyler Dean FloresCade
Elizabeth ScopelDrive-Thru Kid
Haley DahlSloppy Jane Band Member
Raina BlockSloppy Jane Band Member
Bailey WollowitzSloppy Jane Band Member
Lily RothmanSloppy Jane Band Member
Kris EsfandiariKing Woman Band Member
Wilson FloresKing Woman Band Member
Thommy NorthcutKing Woman Band Member
Julie LodhyKing Woman Band Member
Crew
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
Review: 'I Saw the TV Glow' hits you like a shock to the system "I Saw the TV Glow" is a shock to the system with its originality, according to one critic.
Movie Review: I Saw the TV Glow Probes the mystery behind an Are You Afraid of the Dark?-like children’s show
I Saw The TV Glow review: Jane Schoenbrun's electric film reaches through the screen and never lets go I Saw The TV Glow review: Jane Schoenbrun's electric film reaches through the screen and never lets go
'I Saw the TV Glow' is a Day-Glo thriller that'll haunt you — whether you get it or not "I Saw the TV Glow" from director Jane Schoenbrun marries 1990s pop-culture obsession and trans discovery in a moving, sometimes confounding film.
Movie Review: I Saw the TV Glow Cinematic homage to Buffy the Vampire Slayer is scary and evocative—I wish it were a little funnier
'I Saw the TV Glow': Life-changing TV show unites 2 teen outcasts in haunting film that stays with you It's equal parts psychological horror film, 1990s TV nostalgia trip, coming of age story and dysphoria allegory.
I Saw the TV Glow Review: An Eerie Reflection on Pop Culture's Power Over Us The unsettling new quasi-horror film features a lot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer references — for a good reason.
Review: Queer teens get into a scary show in the brilliant, dark, yet colorful ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Jane Schoenbrun’s second feature is an imaginative trans allegory and shattering, funny media critique.
'I Saw the TV Glow' review: An opaque story of identity, cult fandom Story is set in the 1990s and centers on two TV-obsessed teens.
I Saw The TV Glow Brigette Lundy-Paine and Justice Smith star in Jane Schoenbrun's surreal horror drama. Read the Empire review.
I Saw the TV Glow film review — teenage thriller goes its own way Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun shows singular talent in a surreal coming-of-age movie that’s like little else
I Saw the TV Glow review: "An eerie, reality-bending allegorical horror" Here's our verdict
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Justice Smith in a Knockout Teen Drama About Art, Obsession and Identity Smith plays an alienated adolescent who finds comfort in his friendship with a cool older girl and the television show they both love.
I Saw the TV Glow is queer, cool and incredibly powerful filmmaking – review Finally being released on UK shores, Jane Schoenbrun’s celebrated follow-up to ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ is about how art can sometimes...
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Second Feature Is a Haunting Look at What We See in Our Media "I Saw the TV Glow," the new movie from "We're All Going to the World's Fair director Jane Schoenbrun, is a masterpiece of media commentary.
I Saw the TV Glow: Jane Schoenbrun’s haunting cult sensation will leave you reeling The trans community has embraced the film as an analogy for transition
I Saw the TV Glow ...has a welcoming weirdness that communicates in a subliminal way.
Review: 'I Saw the TV Glow' gets stranded in a glum gaze from which it never stirs Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun turns a shared obsession over a fictional TV series into an inchoate story of teenage semi-friendship and arrested development.
I Saw The TV Glow Review: A Teen Horror Masterpiece Where The Channel Changes You - Looper Jane Schoenbrun's horror-drama "I Saw the TV Glow" is entertaining yet depressing, surreal yet too real, and frustrating yet somehow cathartic.
I Saw the TV Glow review – an instant queer classic Director Jane Schoenbrun, whose debut film We’re All Going to the World’s Fair was shot almost entirely through webcams, announces themself as a vital ne...
What to watch: ‘Bridgerton’ is back, saucier than ever And ‘Babes’ is one of the funniest films of the year so far.
“I Saw the TV Glow” Is a Profound Vision of the Trans Experience In Jane Schoenbrun’s new feature, two teens search for their true selves through their shared obsession with a horror TV series.
‘I Saw The TV Glow’ review: an instant cult horror classic This queer sci-fi horror is a gripping exploration of otherness
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Moody, Interesting, No Fun This movie is clever, cool, and a slog. Its world is nightmarish not in the way that most horror movies are but in a way that resembles an actual nightmare.
I Saw the TV Glow Is a Fascinating Trans Metaphor, But Not Much Else Jane Schoenbrun cleverly packs observations about trans ennui into their suburban horror, but it needs more. Our I Saw the TV Glow review:
I Saw the TV Glow movie review (2024) The earworm original soundtrack, exciting practical effects, intoxicating photography and risky editing—blending together conscious and imagined worlds—a...
'I Saw the TV Glow' Is About to Become Gen-Z's Favorite Cult Movie Filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun's addition to the midnight-movie canon starts with a shared love of a TV show — and then goes down the fandom rabbit hole.
I Saw the TV Glow Jane Schoenbrun's followup to We're All Going to the World's Fair has been hailed as a breakthrough cinematic treatment of gender dysphoria. Maybe so, but it...
‘I Saw The TV Glow’: Sundance Review A24's midnight title is a haunting evocation of childhood TV obsessions
'I Saw the TV Glow' Review: A Revelatory Tale of Awakening The lush details of Jane Schoenbrun’s imagination do not dictate the form of 'I Saw the TV Glow.' They overwhelm it
I Saw The TV Glow Review: When The Monster Of The Week Is Your Own Mind [Overlook 2024] - SlashFilm I Saw the TV Glow might be the most important movie you see all year. Here's our review.
I Saw the TV Glow review: a startlingly distinctive horror-fantasy mash-up Justice Smith stars in this relentlessly gloomy fantasy with a message that you’ll love or hate
Hot studio A24’s latest hyped horror is short on gore, long on vibes I Saw the TV Glow is closer in spirit to angsty tone poems such as The Virgin Suicides and Moonlight than to anything scary.
Sundance Review: I Saw the TV Glow is a Towering Achievement of Total Artistic Freedom Tender yet rageful, quiet yet deafening, intimate yet expansive, Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is a towering achievement of total artistic freedom, t...
Review: I Saw the TV Glow is a heartbreaking nightmare for the rerun generation Jane Schoenbrun’s sophomore film is a haunting, and heartbreaking exploration of the adolescent pains that come with figuring out who you are and who you c...
I Saw the TV Glow review – 90s telly-addict chiller set to be future classic Jane Schoenbrun confirms their place as a superbly gifted film-maker with the weirdly wonderful story of two misfits finding solace in a creepy TV show
Trippy movie unlike anything you’ve seen before I Saw the TV Glow has influences that stretch from Buffy to Twin Peaks, but this is a wholly original film that’s trying something new.
The Best Movies of 2024 (So Far) It’s been a banner year for genre fare like horror, but 2024’s best films to date are full of diverse and surprising offerings
I Saw the TV Glow review — a gorgeous work about suburban claustrophobia Jane Schoenbrun’s hypnotic new film shows high-schoolers Owen and Maddy grappling with their identity while trying to escape their town
'I Saw the TV Glow' Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s 1990s Teen Phantasmagoria Is a Modern Masterpiece Jane Schoenbrun writes and directs the 1990s teen phantasmagoria I Saw the TV Glow, a modern masterpiece.
Review: Proudly bizarre 'I Saw the TV Glow' will boggle your mind – and that's the point With influences ranging from David Lynch to "Buffy," "I Saw the TV Glow" is a brilliantly bizarre horror drama about sexual identity and nostalgia.
‘Buffy,’ Fandom, and Identity Converge Powerfully in ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Jane Schoenbrun’s followup to ‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ is a profound must-see.
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Eerie Ode to Adolescent Television Obsessions Two misfit teens bond over an uncannily formative fantasy series in Jane Schoenbrun's strikingly styled not-quite-horror film 'I Saw the TV Glow.'
In Search of a More Welcoming Reality Jane Schoenbrun’s I Saw the TV Glow is an enveloping, confounding film about isolation, gender transition, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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