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V/H/S

R

Released Oct 5, 2012

1h 55m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

56%

Tomatometer

108 Reviews

41%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

Hired to steal a rare VHS tape from a remote house, a ragtag band of crooks finds a dead body, old TVs and a lot of cryptic footage.

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Critics Consensus

An uneven collection of found-footage horror films, V/H/S has some inventive scares but its execution is hit-and-miss.

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London Evening Standard

A nauseating experience on every level.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 18, 2013

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Smart, scary stuff.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 17, 2013

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Several of the shorts build ingeniously, and their brevity solves the serial problem of found footage, which is how to maintain interest and plausibility in shaky-cam antics for a whole feature.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 17, 2013

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

V/H/S is hindered by the onslaught of unlikable, misogynistic characters in nearly every one of its segments, but it succeeds due to creative premises and the effective use of the found footage technique to achieve shocking, intense, and scary moments.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 25, 2023

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

A diverse blend of horrors that all have an organic connection to one another to justify the found-footage format.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 24, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

For all its tension and shock value, the experience is uneven.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 25, 2022

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Amanda Y

I really didn't like this movie at all as much as i really like watching horror movies and wanted to watch this found footage movie but turns out that this is just terrible i get confused sometimes during watching this because i don't know if it is them watching the VHS or actually real not watching and that someone is trying to kill the characters. Also the characters were really unlikeable but one thing is it's cool to see Tyler from the director of scream 5 and 6 plus ready or not. Overall i didn't like this movie and it was too confusing and kind of long I wanted to return this to the library after watching a little bit its terrible.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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Tyler c

I think this is actually the worst shot movie of all time. I cannot comprehend how anyone can recommend this movie or even enjoys it. About 45 minutes into the movie I checked my timestamp and was astonished that I wasn't twice as long into the movie. This movie drags on for ever so much useless "footage". As for it being a horror film its not scary at all just goofy and gross. The story is all over the place with very little character development. In fact almost every single character Is just awful and unlikable. I wish on everything that I had this two hours of my life back, If I had paid for this movie I could never forgive myself. 0/10 stars

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Kaden F

I was gonna give it a 2 star, but I had to raise it to 3 bc of how funny it was, some creepy moments tho, but this was a raunchy comedy

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Calvin T

It was good....must see 👀

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/24

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Timothy P

This is one of those found footage movies where the people are so annoying you wish the murders weren't fake.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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T M

I made an account just so I can say how much this movie sucked. If you're into terrible storylines, lots of rapey scenes and shaky headache inducing cinematography...this movie is for you.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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David Bruckner

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Joe Swanberg

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Ti West

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Adam Wingard

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Synopsis

Hired to steal a rare VHS tape from a remote house, a ragtag band of crooks finds a dead body, old TVs and a lot of cryptic footage.

Director: David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard
Producer: Zak Zeman
Screenwriter: Simon Barrett, David Bruckner, Tyler Gillett, Justin Martinez, Glenn McQuaid, Nicholas Tecosky, Ti West, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Chad Villella
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: The Collective
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Bloody Violence|Pervasive Language|Some Drug Use|Strong Sexuality)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 5, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.1K
Runtime: 1h 55m

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