Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- visceral
- dread-filled
- paranoid
- halloween marathon
- late night horror viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as one of the franchise’s strongest and most consistent entries, praising its ambitious cosmic horror, period consciousness, and segment-to-segment quality.
What sets it apart
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A made-for-TV documentary introduces and organizes five found-footage horror tales.
The 1980s setting and VHS recording format make degraded analog imagery central to the film’s atmosphere.
Critics specifically highlighted the film’s emphasis on cosmic horror across its segments.
The No Wake segment was singled out as exceptionally bloody, messy, and gory, while the plot foregrounds gore and sacrifice.
Films like V/H/S/85, and why
V/H/S/94
found footage horror anthology with unevenly escalating supernatural and visceral segments
V/H/S/99
retro found footage anthology combining analog recording aesthetics with grotesque horror and shifting tones
Southbound
anthology horror built around discovered recordings, graphic practical effects, and escalating dread
The ABCs of Death
found footage horror anthology using multiple filmmakers and interlocking recorded narratives
Movie Details
- Directors
- Natasha Kermani, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, David Bruckner, Mike P. Nelson
- Release Date
- 2023-11-23
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (195)
Cast
- Alex Galick
- Anna Sundberg
- Chelsey Grant
- Toussaint Morrison
- Anna Hashizume
- Tom Reed
- Evie Bair
- Renee Werbowski
- Mike Lester
- Justen Jones
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, Plex
- 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 V/H/S/85 about?
- A documentary frame unlocks five increasingly nightmarish VHS recordings steeped in 1980s paranoia, cosmic dread, and graphic gore.
- What is V/H/S/85 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of V/H/S/85 as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is V/H/S/85 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in V/H/S/85 as graphic.
- What did critics think of V/H/S/85?
- Critics broadly regarded it as one of the franchise’s strongest and most consistent entries, praising its ambitious cosmic horror, period consciousness, and segment-to-segment quality.
- Which films are like V/H/S/85?
- Films with a similar feel include V/H/S/94, V/H/S/99, Southbound, and The ABCs of Death.
- How long is V/H/S/85?
- V/H/S/85 runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch V/H/S/85?
- In United States, V/H/S/85 streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
