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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Hanna B

@RT85418463 Sep 14, 2026

Felt like I was about to get car sick the entire time, but honestly, the most terrifying part wasn't the found-footage it was realizing men are actually like that in real life.

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Owen S

@OwenSims Sep 12, 2026

A unique found footage film that has its flaws but some solid moments in this movie. Each segment has its great moments, interesting monsters, and cool ideas. Overall a good movie.

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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David S

@baxter667 Aug 13, 2026

Good, but yeah the first film in the very popular VHS Series is okay. Some segments are solid, a few descent scares, but it's the plot that suffers. It can be fun, but yeah the later movies are much better, but as a quick horror watch, it isn't bad!!!

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Marco L

@decatur555 Aug 13, 2026

V/H/S was disappointing. The anthology concept is strong and a few segments genuinely work, especially when the found-footage format creates uncertainty about what is hiding inside the frame. Unfortunately, the quality varies far too much. Several stories begin with promising ideas but go nowhere, the framing narrative is one of the weakest parts, and the film becomes exhausting long before it becomes frightening. There is plenty of sex, blood and provocation, but shock eventually loses its effect when the underlying tension is not strong enough. I understand the film’s importance within early-2010s independent horror and its role in reviving both anthology horror and found footage, but watching it now, only a few tapes really stand out. The complete package is much less impressive.

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James E

@JamesE167 Jul 16, 2026

This is not the deepest film, but it is very uncomfortable and creepy from start to finish.

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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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