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Black Mirror – Season 3, Episode 3 Shut Up and Dance

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When a teenager falls into an online trap, he is forced into an uneasy alliance.
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Black Mirror — Season 3, Episode 3

Black Mirror — Season 3, Episode 3

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Terrifically tense and twisty, "Shut Up and Dance" is well-paced and incredibly unsettling, leaving viewers stunned and with a greater distaste for humanity than normally evoked from an average episode Black Mirror.

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Charlie Brooker

Creator

James Watkins

Director

Jerome Flynn

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Alex Lawther

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Charlie Brooker

Writer

Annabel Jones

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Black Mirror — Season 3, Episode 3

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Jackie Strause The Hollywood Reporter Nov 20, 2018
Lawther's performance stands out and the episode will leave viewers questioning humanity. Go to Full Review Charles Bramesco New York Magazine/Vulture Oct 4, 2018
There's some decent character work in the middle...but the rest is sheer unpleasantness in want of a greater statement. Go to Full Review Tim Molloy TheWrap Oct 3, 2018
No episode of "Black Mirror" will leave you feeling worse about humanity than this one. It's brilliantly plotted and paced, and the ultimate prank is on you. Oh, also? It could happen. Go to Full Review Donnie Kwak The Ringer Jul 18, 2023
“Shut Up and Dance” is one of the more chilling Black Mirror episodes because there is nothing futuristic or fantastical about it... Go to Full Review Jacob Hall Slashfilm Dec 4, 2018
It's not that "Shut Up and Dance" is a bad hour of entertainment - it's that it's a half-measure approach to a concept we've seen done a dozen times before and frequently executed with more menace and wit. Go to Full Review Aubrey Page Collider Oct 3, 2018
"Shut Up and Dance" certainly has its merits, but it's also perhaps the most succinct example of just how wrong Black Mirror can go. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis When a teenager falls into an online trap, he is forced into an uneasy alliance.
Director
James Watkins
Creator
Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer
Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker
Screenwriter
Charlie Brooker
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 21, 2016
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