I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

There is still time.

Directed by Jane Schoenbrun

Produced by A24, Fruit Tree

2024100 min6.2 / 10

A surreal, melancholic meditation on identity, escapism, and the blurred boundary between fantasy and reality, anchored in queer longing and suburban alienation.

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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  • Is I Saw the TV Glow one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 97% of films.

  • Is I Saw the TV Glow sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is I Saw the TV Glow scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does I Saw the TV Glow end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I Saw the TV Glow violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I Saw the TV Glow easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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