MOVIE REVIEW

The Neon Demon / 2016

Name: The Neon Demon
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Genre: Horror
Released: 2016
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.5

Beauty is vicious.

6.5 / 10 (3,921 votes)

118 minutes

DIRECTOR Nicolas Winding Refn

WRITERS Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws, Polly Stenham, Nicolas Winding Refn

CAST Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Desmond Harrington, Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks, Alessandro Nivola, Charles Baker, Jamie Clayton, Stacey Danger, Rebecca Dayan, Helen Wilson, Houda Shretah

PRODUCTION Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Space Rocket Nation, Vendian Entertainment, Bold Films

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

The Neon Demon adalah sebuah Horror yang dirilis pada tahun 2016. “Beauty is vicious.” Film ini disutradarai oleh Nicolas Winding Refn dan dibintangi oleh Elle Fanning, Karl Glusman, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee.

The Neon Demon menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, The Neon Demon menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, The Neon Demon adalah Horror yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

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I found there to be something pruriently distasteful about this look at the modelling industry. Perhaps that was Nicolas Winding Refn's intention as he introduces us to sixteen year old aspirational model "Jesse" (Elle Fanning). Her arrival in Los Angeles sees her land on her feet to a certain extent as photographer "Dean" (Karl Glusman) takes some photographs for circulation. They date, after a fashion, and as she lives from her grotty hotel room under the guise of seedy landlord "Hank" (Keanu Reeves) she gradually spreads her wings before alighting on the star-maker "Jack" (Desmond Harrington) who sees something in...

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