Perfect Blue

1998 · Film · 1h 21m

Animation, Thriller

8.2 average

A pop idol's mind unravels in a paranoid animated nightmare that keeps yanking the floor out from under you — dizzying and genuinely disturbing.

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What it is

A rising pop star leaves singing to pursue acting, but the pressures of fame quickly become unsettling. As people around her are murdered and visions of her former public image appear, she struggles to tell reality from fantasy while paranoia closes in.

The feel

Not remotely funny·Wants your eyes on it·No romance·Very tense

Heads up

17+Graphic violenceSexual contentSubtitled