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Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 5 Metalhead

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Black Mirror – Season 4, Episode 5

Metalhead

Aired Dec 29, 2017

Sci-Fi

Drama

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While searching for supplies at an abandoned warehouse, scavengers encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their lives.

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Though "Metalhead" is the show's shortest installment, the bleakness of its plot and spareness of its thrills can often make it feel longer -- though some may appreciate its claustrophobic beauty.

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Annabel Jones

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Jackie Strause

The Hollywood Reporter

10/03/2018

...its simplicity makes it too much of a contained story when compared to the rest of the season four offerings.

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Tim Molloy

TheWrap

10/03/2018

This bleak and stripped down survival story is an all-out stunner.

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Alan Sepinwall

Uproxx

08/17/2018

As a one-off, it's a tough but very effective watch.

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Pradeep Menon

Firstpost

10/18/2023

Why it falters is that it just doesn’t appear to have the kind of complexity, intrigue and discomfort you’re used to from Black Mirror. You hardly get to know anything about the world being inhabited...

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Alyssa Bereznak

The Ringer

07/18/2023

The result is exactly the eerie sweet spot that the series strives for: a haunting man-versus-machine dynamic that’s realistic enough to keep you up at night.

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Jazmine Joyner

Ms En Scene

07/08/2020

What's so wild about the story is that all this is over a teddy bear she's trying to retrieve. Something so simple, but in a world like "Metalhead," a teddy bear can become a rare bit of hope.

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Synopsis

While searching for supplies at an abandoned warehouse, scavengers encounter a ruthless foe and flee for their lives.

Director: David Slade
Creator: Charlie Brooker
Executive Producer: Annabel Jones
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Dec 29, 2017

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