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Poison

User Score90 votes
59%5.9/10
Release1991
Runtime1H 25M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased

Synopsis

A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.

Principal Cast8

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Media23

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Director

Todd Haynes

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Box Office

Budget$0M
Revenue$1M

Certification

NC-17

Keywords

prisonsexual abusesexualitypoetrypunishmentlovemurderdomestic abusediseasescientistlgbt1980shiv/aids epidemicqueer allegory

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griggs796/10

Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake

Mar 28, 2025

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Countries:United States of America
Production:Bronze Eye Productions