Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future
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Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

Bringing you the truth in a world gone Max.

6.6 / 10 1985 57mNR English
ComedyScience FictionTV Movie

Storyline

While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.

Cast & Crew

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Edison Carter / Max Headroom

Lead
Amanda Pays

Amanda Pays

Theora Jones

William Morgan Sheppard

William Morgan Sheppard

Blank Reg

Nickolas Grace

Nickolas Grace

Grossman

HT

Hilary Tindall

Dominique

Paul Spurrier

Paul Spurrier

Bryce Lynch

Hilton McRae

Hilton McRae

Breugal

GR

George Rossi

Mahler

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Annabel Jankel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker