Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- viciously bleak
- oppressive
- frantic
- midnight horror viewing
- late night thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious one-shot construction, propulsive pacing, camerawork, performances, and oppressive atmosphere, while some found its genre conventions and later narrative limitations restrictive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The entire night unfolds in real time through a sustained one-shot structure praised by critics for its technical execution.
The injured woman, violent incidents, and drug-fueled uncertainty sustain competing explanations without resolving the source of the chaos.
The story moves among Romain, Anaïs, Julia, and others as the night deteriorates, with critics highlighting its changing points of view.
Philip Lozano's camerawork follows characters through the night with sustained motion, creating urgency and spatial instability.
Films like MadS, and why
28 Days Later
one-shot horror momentum, escalating contagion-like chaos, and bleak social panic
Run Lola Run
real-time propulsion, surreal violence, and shifting perceptions during a single night
Possession
oppressive transformation horror, fever-dream intensity, and visceral performance
Victoria
single-take formal experimentation, mounting dread, and subjective psychological instability
Movie Details
- Director
- David Moreau
- Release Date
- 2024-10-25
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (284)
Cast
- Milton Riche
- Laurie Pavy
- Lucille Guillaume
- Yovel Lewkowski
- Sasha Rudakova
- Vincent Pasdermadjian
- Jeremiah Bourgeois
- Najim Zeghoudi
- Valentine Goujon
- Lyam Stiti
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is MadS about?
- A drug-fueled night of partying becomes an uninterrupted descent into surreal violence, shifting paranoia, and unexplained catastrophe.
- What is MadS like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of MadS as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is MadS violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in MadS as graphic.
- What did critics think of MadS?
- Critics broadly praised the film's ambitious one-shot construction, propulsive pacing, camerawork, performances, and oppressive atmosphere, while some found its genre conventions and later narrative limitations restrictive.
- Which films are like MadS?
- Films with a similar feel include 28 Days Later, Run Lola Run, Possession, and Victoria.
- How long is MadS?
- MadS runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch MadS?
- In United States, MadS streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
