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The Neon Demon

  • 2016
  • 12
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
108K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,509
185
Elle Fanning in The Neon Demon (2016)
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
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Psychological HorrorHorrorThriller

An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.

  • Director
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Writers
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Mary Laws
    • Polly Stenham
  • Stars
    • Elle Fanning
    • Christina Hendricks
    • Keanu Reeves
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    108K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,509
    185
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Mary Laws
      • Polly Stenham
    • Stars
      • Elle Fanning
      • Christina Hendricks
      • Keanu Reeves
    • 555User reviews
    • 443Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 39 nominations total

    Videos16

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    Clip 1:24
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    The Neon Demon
    Clip 1:22
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    Clip 1:27
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    The Neon Demon: The Bathroom
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    The Neon Demon: The Bathroom

    Photos378

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    Top cast57

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    Elle Fanning
    Elle Fanning
    • Jesse
    Christina Hendricks
    Christina Hendricks
    • Roberta Hoffmann
    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Hank
    Karl Glusman
    Karl Glusman
    • Dean
    Jena Malone
    Jena Malone
    • Ruby
    Bella Heathcote
    Bella Heathcote
    • Gigi
    Abbey Lee
    Abbey Lee
    • Sarah
    Desmond Harrington
    Desmond Harrington
    • Jack
    Charles Baker
    Charles Baker
    • Mikey
    Jamie Clayton
    Jamie Clayton
    • Casting Director
    Stacey Danger
    Stacey Danger
    • Casting Assistant
    Rebecca Dayan
    Rebecca Dayan
    • Dresser
    Helen Wilson
    Helen Wilson
    • Seamstress
    Houda Shretah
    • Roberto Sarno's Assistant
    Taylor Hill
    Taylor Hill
    • Flirty Model #1
    Vanessa Martinez
    Vanessa Martinez
    • Waitress
    Jason Schneidman
    • Pool Photo Shoot Hairstylist
    Rachel Dik Dukes
    • Carrie
    • (as Rachel Dik)
    • Director
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Writers
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Mary Laws
      • Polly Stenham
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews555

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    5christellecellier

    B movie

    It could have been great but for some reason the director decided to ruin his own story. Many scenes were visually stunning and the original idea was sound : a young beautiful girl hoping to make it as a model in Hollywood rubs other girls the wrong way.

    The gross obsession with beauty is well depicted and at first Fanning's character is likable for she seems sweet and innocent. Until she becomes incredibly cocky. Her confidence in her own good looks leads to her downfall because she forgets that she has absolutely no one to care for her. For all her beauty she still is nobody.

    But instead of developing her character and the other models' around her, the director focuses on the gore element which makes the film seem ridiculous.

    Sometimes there is a fine line between artistic or original and boring or plain dumb. The director has unfortunately crossed it many times over with this movie even though the casting and the acting were good.
    5indiana1981

    Not horror, but whimsical drama

    This film was disappointing, mainly because it was marketed as a "horror, thriller, cereberal, suspense" and it is definitely not any of these. It's marketing was misleading and as a result, people's expectations will be hugely different to what the movie actually is.

    It's basically a whimsical drama. Nothing really happens for the first 1hr and 10 mins. Then we get 10 mins of necrophilia. And about 10 mins of light violence and gore.

    I actually didn't mind most of the movie. It is visually stunning and it is an "art house" movie. It is not horror at all. The acting is good and vibes sometimes touch upon a Twin Peaks style.

    But by the end of the movie, I had no idea who or what was the Neon Demon. So this is why I've rated it 5/10.

    I get the movie it supposed to depict the industry in an arty way, but there was so much which needed to have more clarity.
    7MJB784

    Odd, but good

    It was a colorful, but brutal story of a woman who wants to be a model and stage actress, but is constantly bullied by three women who are jealous of her beauty and wish to be her by any means necessary. I would've liked it more it the final 20 minutes wasn't so nasty. It was a gruesome finale, but it was mostly suspenseful and entertaining.
    7aaronadoty

    A taut wire of constant predatory threat

    There appear to be some who think this is a movie about the fashion industry. If so, it has about as much to say about fashion as "Suspira" has to say about ballet. Really, this film is about obsession, loneliness, fear and the crippling tension of being on constant guard against the attack of predators. Alone and vulnerable in Los Angeles, Jesse (Elle Fanning) is a skittish prey animal surrounded by the dangers of the urban jungle. As she navigates the threats around her, she transforms into a kind of predator herself. But she will soon discover that not all killers hunt alone.
    FrenchEddieFelson

    For the amateurs of fresh flesh. Figuratively and literally.

    The brilliant Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn has already offered us the sumptuous Drive (2011) as well as interesting movies like Le Guerrier silencieux (2009), Bronson (2008) or Bleeder (1999). In The Neon Demon (2016), Nicolas Winding Refn locks himself in a world dominated with an always ultra-neat and globally irreproachable aesthetics and characters who are deliberately cold and devoid of empathy. After the first 20/30 minutes, we understood the message and the film would have benefited from being a short film. Que nenni! The film languishes and barely conveys emotion, with a few surrealistic and bloody scenes. Thus, the last third of the film is a show as gore as annoying. As a synthesis: visually amazing but desperately boring.

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot in chronological order, and the ending was created and improvised on-set, according to Elle Fanning.
    • Goofs
      When Jesse locks her motel room door about halfway through the movie, the deadbolt goes from locked to unlocked and back to locked between shots.
    • Quotes

      Jesse: I can't sing, I can't dance, I can't write... no real talent. But I'm pretty, and I can make money off pretty.

    • Alternate versions
      The theatrical R-rated version and unrated version are different only in the second morgue scene as follows: (A) Female genital nudity is depicted 1 hour 29 minutes and 0 seconds into the film. In the R rated version (which played in US theaters), when Ruby was kissing the corpse (played by a female actress), the bottom of the frame showed the upper half of the vulva (inclusive of somewhat blurred labia, due to the camera focus on the kissing). In the "unrated" version (NOT the theatrical version or the director's narrative - which both emulate the R rated version seen in US theaters), that same moment depicts VERY clear labial exposure (as in medical clarity, yet artistically depicted). (B) Note that the unrated version also shows Ruby's hand brush along the genitalia as it sweeps up to the left breast (R rated version prolongs the cut-away to the Jessie fantasy shot), and also depicts Ruby bouncing on the corpse as she reaches orgasm (while the R rated version shows only the close up of her face). The foley work and soundtrack during the unrated morgue scene are subtly but noticeably different. In short, the unrated cut sounds a lot more "squishy" with ample "smacking" sounds. The uncut version appears to be available through iTunes only, despite being an Amazon production,which you can find here: https://itunes.apple.com/mt/movie/the-neon-demon/id1129719992 (That means if you want to watch it on a TV you'll need an AppleTV to play it).
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Gordon Ramsay/Elle Fanning/Jack Aiello/Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Neon Demon
      Composed by Cliff Martinez and Peter Adams

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Belgium
      • Denmark
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El demonio neón
    • Filming locations
      • Canfield-Moreno Estate - 1923 Micheltorena Street, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA(Outdoor scenes in and around the swimming pool.)
    • Production companies
      • Space Rocket Nation
      • Vendian Entertainment
      • Bold Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,333,124
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $589,014
      • Jun 26, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,073,700
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 57m(117 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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