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Metalhead

  • Episode aired Dec 29, 2017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 41m
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6.7/10
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Black Mirror (2011)
Beware of dogs.
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  • Drama
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In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."
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  • Director
    • David Slade
  • Writer
    • Charlie Brooker
  • Stars
    • Maxine Peake
    • Jake Davies
    • Clint Dyer
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  • Director
    • David Slade
  • Writer
    • Charlie Brooker
  • Stars
    • Maxine Peake
    • Jake Davies
    • Clint Dyer
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    • 214User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Maxine Peake
    Maxine Peake
    • Bellaas Bella
    Jake Davies
    Jake Davies
    • Clarkeas Clarke
    Clint Dyer
    Clint Dyer
    • Anthonyas Anthony
    • Director
      • David Slade
    • Writer
      • Charlie Brooker
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    • Trivia
      In the beginning, when the young man tries to hack the car, his device displays command lines including "\bm\04\callister\60s.custom.drivers" and "\bm04\mianolan\architecture.sys" which refer to episodes one and three of the fourth Black Mirror season (and obviously this episode number). The third command line is "\bm04\reddit\easter.egg.sys".
    • Goofs
      At 19:05 the character mocks the dog as being unable to climb the tree because of the dismemberment of its arm. If the robot is recognized as a dog ( as she did in a radio message earlier) then the limb in question should have been referred to as a leg.
    • Quotes

      Clarke: Oh fucking hell. This is mental, this is. I mean, he's dying anyway. Well, he is. I mean, it's not like it's going to save him. He's got, what, days?

      Bella: Well, if it's what's in there makes those days easier, that'll do for me.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Ben Shapiro Show: Making Wakanda Great Again (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      3 Pieces in Baroque Style: I. Aria
      (uncredited)

      Written by Krzysztof Penderecki

    User reviews214

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    8/10
    Bleak, action packed, let's your imagination do most of the work.
    I've never before ever felt so divided about an episode of Black Mirror, I either love them or I don't. Metalhead is for my part the weakest offering of a strong fifth series, but it gains my imagination for its sheer originality, indeed it feels like a stand alone episode from the show, there is nothing really to compare it to. If I were to sum it up in one word it would be bleak, it's bleak from start to finish, it's clinical, sharp, dark, indeed to only soft and cosy thing we get to see are the teddy bears in the final shot. It has a vintage horror feel to it, I think it benefited from its black and white shooting, adds to the overall bleak theme. It's almost like they took a snapshot from a movie, keeping only the action packed ending, we get no explanation, no solution, just the core action. Charlie Brooker invites us into a post apocalyptic world, but allows us to invent for ourselves the cause, was it the AI, or something else? I felt uncomfortable from beginning to end, possibly one of the scariest Black Mirror episodes to date, it's not one I'd visit frequently, but it was certainly a powerful watch. Maxine Peake is outstanding, the emotions she packed into it were brilliant. I think it's an episode that for those that didn't like on first watch, they're sure to want to give it another try. It is certainly thought provoking.
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    • Jan 4, 2018

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dartmoor, Devon, England, UK
    • Production company
      • 80 HERTZ Studios
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    • Runtime
      41 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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