The Show

September. 21,2017      R
Rating:
5.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.

Josh Duhamel as  Adam Rogers
Famke Janssen as  Ilana Katz
Giancarlo Esposito as  Mason Washington
Sarah Wayne Callies as  Karina
Caitlin FitzGerald as  Sylvia
Chris Ellis as  Keller
Chelah Horsdal as  Elliot's Mom
Johannah Newmarch as  Sara Hickey
Matthew Kevin Anderson as  Male Host
Lucia Walters as  Rebecca Washington

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Reviews

TrueHello
2017/09/21

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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Sameer Callahan
2017/09/22

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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Roman Sampson
2017/09/23

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

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Kaydan Christian
2017/09/24

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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lukeshulver
2017/09/25

We all slow down as we drive past car crashes with a morbid desire to see blood and gore, and in the age of reality TV with ever increasing intrusions into privacy and a need to shock and awe simply to engage an audience, "The Show" represents a possible, even likely progression into our future where Big Brother season 100 may see us vote to kill a house mate rather than evict them with perverse tortures and harassment to keep them moving and interacting and engaging the consumer. "The Show" presents an incredibly thin overlay of moral indignation and righteousness such that the overwhelming theme is that manufactured violence is the real business. Violence is the new sex on TV and its likely that "break a leg" in the future will mean an entirely different thing. The Show must go on. Next victim.

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djmathers
2017/09/26

Please. Just do yourself a favor and pretend you never came across this movie. This was unbearable. The Storyline. The Acting. All of it - just ridiculous. The editing is terrible. Plot told so poorly you cant help but feel like you've missed a few scenes - it just doesn't tell a coherent story. The idea of people committing suicide live on TV to inspire people to live their best lives.. what?!! Laughable. Even the actors with somewhat reputable careers came across as crappy actors. Just terrible. I got angrier and angrier as the movie went on. Definitely in my top 3 for worst movies ever conceived, filmed and released to the public. A stain on our human history of filming. AVOID. AVOID. AVOID!!!!

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Steve Mcmillan
2017/09/27

How this movie is currently getting a 6.0 rating I do not know. What a ridiculous premise, stupid script, ham acting... nothing redeems this shambles. As low as humans have sunk to win TV ratings, I cannot imagine this ever being possible. Besides the dreadful script and story-line, the movie is limited to about five actual speaking parts and the rest silent extras. Even the FBI men do not speak. The show's studio audience are made up of the worst over-acting non-speaking extras you will ever see in one place. Some of the direction is shocking - someone kills themselves and some guy in a white suit comes on with a mop and bucket - I mean come on?! Not one person is capable of shedding a tear. So the plot? I use that term loosely. Game show in which contestants kill themselves on live TV - that's it folks.... there is no more depth to it. The actual plot ending can be seen coming a mile off. The director seems only to concentrate on what is happening with the main actors and not the ludicrous extras and props. The only reason this is not a one star is that the main actors aren't that bad.... but the script sucks. I would rather kill myself than watch this pile of doo-doo again.

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haterz-42989
2017/09/28

When i read the title and the summary of this film i thought that it sounded interesting and so i watched it.My thoughts are that the actors were very convincing in their rolls and the story line kept me hooked until the very end, i enjoyed the ending. I wouldn't say this is a great film, but it helped pass the time and i don't regret watching it, some of these reviews giving 1 star, i don't think it is a fair score at all. Because i liked the actors performance as a whole and i enjoyed the theme of the story line, i would rate this a 6/10.

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