V/H/S

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V/H/S

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2012

1h 55m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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

Jan 18, 2013

2/5

A nauseating experience on every level.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jan 17, 2013

4/5

Smart, scary stuff.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 17, 2013

3/5

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.

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Sydney Lee

Horror Movie Talk

Dec 4, 2025

9/10

I really enjoy this movie, how it switches from a slowburn creep out to a ghost story to a slasher and so on. I think it is a great movie to get you into horror, it is a great movie to revisit, it is a great movie period.

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Oct 25, 2023

4/5

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.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 24, 2023

4/5

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

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Jayn S

@RT96669281 1 day ago

The first story I thought was really good. I mean as far as Blair, which type filming I thought it was a pretty good movie. Good effects. The reason I like this movie so much is because it’s so believable. The acting is good and it really makes it seem like that. They’re just hanging out with friends videotaping. Unfortunately, any of the rest of this series has bad acting, and of course they had to upgrade the camera to fit the new ages.

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Ryan T

@RT91888008 6 days ago

You asked for found footage! You got it!

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Nathan J

@TribianiRamoray Oct 13, 2026

Rated: 6.1/10 I wanted to revisit the gritty 2012 anthology that launched the indie franchise. I like this; the grimy aesthetic gives it a cursed vibe, even if the shorts are a mixed bag. The Director's Eye (What Worked): • The lo-fi tracking glitches make it feel like a forbidden tape. • “Amateur Night” and “10/31/98” drop you straight into panicked chaos. • The wraparound story with the static TVs sets a dreadful tone. The Friction (What Didn't Click for Me): • Every character is a toxic jerk, making it tough to care when they get picked off. • The middle segments, especially the Skype call, drag the pacing. The Verdict: I like it. Watch for chaotic found-footage. Skip if shaky cameras make you dizzy.

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Christian R

@RT90248046 Oct 11, 2026

6.8/10 Fairly uneven, but still having the V/H/S anarchy, this first movie works well as a 'prototype' for what we would get from the next one and some of the other entries. I don't think it's as good as what fans make it out to be, but it's still fun.

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Robert P

@Superbad Oct 9, 2026

This is a 2.5 star Movie!

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Dave T

@Millenialcritical Sep 30, 2026

A movie this mediocre should have the decency not to be this long.

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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: Gary Binkow, Roxanne Benjamin, Brad Miska
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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