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7.2
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Critic Adam Smith
rated 8

...a perfect example of— body horror the sub-genre that Cronenberg invented with early movies like Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977) and The Brood (1979) and has since then pretty much made exclusively his own.

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Kasper Løvborg
rated 10

Wonderful Cronenberg weirdness. Profound and astonishingly prophetic. Its juicy themes - recalling McLuhan, Baudrillard and Dick - are still very relevant and the exquisitely unified narrative is ultra-tight. Aligning Max and the audience is a bri...

4 years ago
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Ronny Svensson
rated 10

En film som etsat sig fast i sinnet sedan premiären på bio! Strålande filmpar i huvudrollerna, Debbie Harry och James Woods.

3 years ago
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Michael Thomsen
rated 9

Tættere på en surrealistisk art-movie end en horrorfilm. Men absolut en af 1980ernes bedste film.

3 years ago
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Henrik Brandt
rated 7

Jeg har i mange år haft lyst til at se Videodrome, så forventningerne var høje, da jeg endelig satte mig til rette for at opleve denne kultklassiker. Filmen, instrueret af David Cronenberg, er kendt for sin dystre og surrealistiske stemning, og de...

2 months ago

Cast & Crew

David Cronenberg
As Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
James Woods
As Max Renn
Jayne Eastwood
As Woman Caller
Debbie Harry
As Nicki Brand
Leslie Carlson
As Barry Convex
Kay Hawtrey
As Matron

Frequently asked questions

What is Videodrome about? Toggle content

In a dystopian future, a sleazy TV executive named Max Renn discovers a mysterious show called "Videodrome," which broadcasts violent and sadistic content. Believing it to be the future of television, Max decides to air it on his channel, but soon realizes that the show is not what it seems. As he delves deeper into the truth behind Videodrome, Max discovers a sinister plot to control people's minds and alter reality. Hallucinations, murder, and conspiracy ensue as Max becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with the creators of Videodrome. Will Max be able to stop the spread of this malevolent force, or will he become its next victim?

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What movies are similar to Videodrome? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Videodrome include The Thing, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Strange Behavior, Evils of the Night, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Boys from Brazil.

When was Videodrome released in theaters? Toggle content

Videodrome was released in theaters on February 4, 1983.