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2014 · horror · fantasy · mystery

Starry Eyes

Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer1h 36m2014

A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.

Our read: Starry Eyes (2014) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive horror · fantasy · mystery entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / fantasy, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.024kRT74%Metacritic49
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Starry Eyes feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want Hollywood-as-horror about ambition, grooming, and bodily transformation.”

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Skip it tonight — Skip if exploitation dread, body horror, or grim industry satire will wreck you.

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