The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 86/100. Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
790 audience votes
Key crew
- Jane SchoenbrunDirector
- Alex GOriginal Music Composer
- Jane SchoenbrunWriter
Cast
- Justice SmithOwen
- Jack HavenMaddy
- Ian ForemanYoung Owen
- Helena HowardIsabel
- Lindsey JordanTara
- Danielle DeadwylerBrenda
- Fred DurstFrank
- Conner O'MalleyDave
- Emma PortnerAmanda / Mr. Melancholy / Marco / Evil Clown
- Madaline RileyPolo
- Amber BensonJohnny Link's Mom
- Albert BirneyMr. Sprinkly
Stills
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Themes
high schoolfriendshiploss of sense of realitysexualityidentityobsessionsurrealismasthmasleepovernostalgiaburied alivesuburbia