I Saw the TV Glow
“There is still time.”
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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Cast
28 people
Justice Smith
Owen
Known for
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jack Haven
Maddy
Known for
Atypical
Irrational Man
Ian Foreman
Young Owen
Known for
Let the Right One In
Helena Howard
Isabel
Known for
The Wilds
Madeline's Madeline
Lindsey Jordan
Tara
Also in
The One. For New York.
Danielle Deadwyler
Brenda
Known for
Station Eleven
Carry-On
Fred Durst
Frank
Known for
Population 436
Conner O'Malley
Dave
Known for
Horace and Pete
The Chair Company
Emma Portner
Amanda / Mr. Melancholy / Marco / Evil Clown
Also in
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Taxi!
Madaline Riley
Polo
No other roles listed
Amber Benson
Johnny Link's Mom
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Crush
Albert Birney
Mr. Sprinkly
Known for
Negative Space
Strawberry Mansion
Jane Schoenbrun Director · Alex G Composer Eric K. Yue Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $5.4M · Budget $10M · United States release May 3, 2024
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,407,916
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
A24
Production
Fruit Tree
Production
Smudge Films
Production
Hypnic Jerk
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 18, 2024
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · May 3, 2024
Limited theatrical · New York City, NY & Los Angeles, CA
United States · June 14, 2024
Digital
United States
March 10, 2024 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
March 16, 2024 · Premiere · Green Mountain Film Festival
April 4, 2024 · Premiere · Los Angeles Festival of Movies
April 6, 2024 · Premiere · Overlook Film Festival
April 12, 2024 · Premiere · Ivy Film Festival
April 14, 2024 · Premiere · PFF SpringFest
April 24, 2024 · Premiere · New York City, New York
April 27, 2024 · Premiere · Dallas International Film Festival
May 2, 2024 · Premiere · Independent Film Festival Boston
May 5, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago Critics Film Festival
May 10, 2024 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
May 17, 2024 · Theatrical
July 30, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
September 21, 2024 · TV · HBO
American Samoa
September 19, 2024 · Digital · Max
Australia
June 5, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
August 9, 2024 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 29, 2024 · Theatrical
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 31, 2024 · Premiere · Brisbane International Film Festival
Austria
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
Belgium
September 19, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Brazil
September 20, 2024 · Digital
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
April 18, 2024 · Premiere · Calgary Underground Film Festival
May 17, 2024 · Theatrical
June 14, 2024 · Digital
July 23, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
Croatia
December 28, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Zagreb
Finland
September 21, 2024 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
June 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Helsinki
France
June 19, 2024 · Premiere · Champs-Élysées Film Festival
September 29, 2024 · Digital
December 2, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Paris
Germany
February 20, 2024 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
August 22, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Greece
November 3, 2024 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Guam
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
Hungary
October 29, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Budapest
November 5, 2024 · Digital · Telekom TVGO
Iceland
July 18, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Reykjavik
Indonesia
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta Film Week
June 1, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Ireland
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical
September 30, 2024 · Digital
Israel
April 30, 2025 · Digital · Netflix
Italy
August 6, 2024 · Digital
Japan
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
August 25, 2024 · Premiere · Mondo Bizzaro Film Festival
Luxembourg
January 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Malaysia
July 27, 2024 · Premiere · Malaysia International Film Festival
Malta
June 24, 2024 · Premiere · Mediterrane Film Festival
Netherlands
June 22, 2024 · Premiere · Imagine Fantastic Film Festival
New Zealand
August 3, 2024 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
August 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
Norway
October 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Oslo
December 3, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Bergen
Puerto Rico
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
September 21, 2024 · TV · HBO (English)
Romania
October 23, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Singapore
November 30, 2024 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Africa
July 12, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Cape Town
South Korea
August 24, 2024 · Premiere · Seoul International Women's Film Festival
Spain
August 9, 2024 · Theatrical
September 30, 2024 · Digital
Sweden
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 18, 2024 · Digital
Switzerland
January 15, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Geneva
Taiwan
November 7, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
U.S. Virgin Islands
September 20, 2024 · Digital · Max
September 21, 2024 · TV · HBO
United Kingdom
June 7, 2024 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival: London
July 26, 2024 · Theatrical
September 30, 2024 · Digital
March 30, 2025 · Premiere · BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
Vietnam
August 8, 2024 · Digital · FPT Play
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