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I Saw the TV Glow
2024
· Movie
· 100 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3314
- IMDb #4873
- Google retired #3703
- Metacritic #1093
- Letterboxd #2036
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1536
+5 more
- Metacritic Critics #315
- Metacritic Audience #3338
- Criticker #1556
- Kinopoisk #5063
- AlloCiné #5225
Every rating
42–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 42, highest is Metacritic critics on 86. Critics average 86, everyone else 59.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two teenagers in a sleepy suburban town bond over their shared obsession with a mysterious, late-night television show that seems to blur the line between fantasy and reality. As they grow older, the show is suddenly canceled, leaving them adrift. Strange occurrences begin to mirror the show's mythology, causing them to question their perceptions of the world and their own identities, haunted by the feeling that something is fundamentally wrong.
Details
- Director
- Jane Schoenbrun
- Writer
- Jane Schoenbrun
- Studio
- A24, Fruit Tree, Smudge Films, Hypnic Jerk
- Released
- 3 May 2024
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $5.4M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (28) →
Awards & nominations
See all 39 →7 wins from 39 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actor in a Horror Movie | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Feature | Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone and Sarah Winshall | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Performance | Jack Haven | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Lead Performance | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Screenplay | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2025 | Best Director | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2025 | Outstanding Independent Film | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2025 | Film of the Year | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations
| Best Director | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone and Sarah Winshall | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Horror Movie | Justice Smith | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | I Saw the TV Glow | Winner |
| LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year | Jane Schoenbrun | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Film Music of the Year | Alex G | Nominee |
| Film Performance of the Year | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Genre Film of the Year | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Screenplay of the Year | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Supporting Film Performance of the Year | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Limited Release | I Saw the TV Glow | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Eric K. Yue | Nominee |
| Best Score | Alex G | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Jane Schoenbrun | Winner |
| Breakout Performance | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Champs-Élysées Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award for Best American Independent Feature | I Saw the TV Glow | Winner |
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Imaging The Future best production design | I Saw the TV Glow | Winner |
Seattle International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Seattle Film Critics Society Feature Film Award | I Saw the TV Glow | Winner |
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Best Indie | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Best Picture | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Director | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Best Film | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Jack Haven | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Justice Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Jack Haven | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Horror Film | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Independent Film | Jane Schoenbrun | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Picture | I Saw the TV Glow | Nominee |