Audition
IMDb7.1100k votes
RT81%critics
RT80%audience
MC73metascore
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Streaming on Shudder (US, subject to change)
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The vibe
Miike's infamous bait-and-switch: an hour of gentle widower romance, then the sack moves. A patient, surgical film about the roles men write for women and the invoice that arrives for it. "Kiri kiri kiri" — you'll know it when you hear it.
Before you press play
- How scary is Audition?
- On our intensity scale, Audition rates 4/5 for scares and 5/5 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares. The dread keeps climbing even between the big moments.
- How gory is Audition?
- Audition rates 5/5 for gore — expect extreme gore — not for the squeamish.
- Where can I stream Audition?
- As of our last update, Audition is streaming on Shudder in the US. Availability changes, so check your service before settling in.
