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Magazine Dreams

2025 · 123 min

A relentless, uncomfortable plunge into obsession and isolation, watching a man's dream curdle into violence and breakdown.

Tagline
Never stop dreaming.
Overview
Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his fiercely protected dream of superstardom, not even the doctors who warn him of the permanent damage he causes to himself with his quest.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • identity
  • violence
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Elijah Bynum
Written by
Elijah Bynum
Starring
Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Harrison Page, Harriet Sansom Harris, Mike O'Hearn, Bradley Stryker, Craig Cackowski
Music
Jason Hill
Cinematography
Adam Arkapaw
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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