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Benny's Video (1992) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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Benny's Video

Movie1992·110 min

Benny's Video

Directed by Michael Haneke

A crime drama film directed by Michael Haneke.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 38%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

408 ratings

About Benny's Video

A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Contemplative
Story Tags: family dysfunction, obsession, trauma recovery, showbiz media, international, domestic home, parent child, outsider misfit, villain protagonist, slow burn reveal, tragedy arc, serial killer

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Details

Director: Michael Haneke
Language: German

Cast

Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe

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How Benny's Video Ranks

All movies

Top 38%

1990s movies

Top 36%

Crime movies

Top 36%

1990s Crime movies

Top 44%

Michael Haneke films#8 of 12

Top 38% All movies.

the vibe

Benny's Video Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkharrowinglayeredseriousintimatehaunting

unsettling

contemplative

What it's about

slow-burn revealtragedy arcfamily dysfunctionobsessiontrauma recoveryoutsider misfitvillain protagonistparent childshowbiz & mediaserial killerinternationaldomestic home

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy