Bliss

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Bliss

R

2019

1h 20m

Horror

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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43 Reviews

62%

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100+ Ratings

In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist named Dezzy Donahue recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood. As someone who has never been able to control her vices in the first place, Dezzy is violently consumed by this bloodlust.

Critics Consensus

Bliss may be too narratively and visually intense for less adventurous viewers, but should trigger the titular state in those with a taste for hard-hitting horror.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

09/28/2019

2.5/4

Madison is a force of terrifying nature, her fracturing psyche a cornucopia of manic delirium that's as fascinating as it is discombobulating.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

09/27/2019

It's 80 tedious minutes of shouting, swearing, nudity and gore, cut together with the deftness of a chainsaw.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

09/27/2019

1.5/4

There's a relentless shrillness at work here that makes the movie more grating than exciting.

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Trevor Johnston

Radio Times

01/21/2021

3/5

Wilson is amiably befuddled, and even if Bliss doesn't wholly deliver, its sheer creative energy is, in itself, invigorating.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

12/26/2020

3/10

There is nothing here that seems to surprise or challenge - unless it is to test its audience's patience.

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

10/13/2020

6/10

[Dora Madison] is amazing in this performance.

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Cece 2

@RT03628275 08/10/2024

I’d also like a hit of whatever the critics were smoking to rate this so highly—it was pretty bad. Terrible characters, lousy acting, obnoxious strobe effects, and dialogue ripped from tough-acting middle school boys. Annoyed at myself for waiting for it to get good through the entire movie. Never got there and had a Dumb ending

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Darren D

@DarrenJD 11/19/2023

With an intense leading performance from Dora Madison, "Bliss" is a bloody wild & visually trippy drug fueled sexual trip into vampirism. Writer & director Joe Begos, along with cinematographer Mike Testin really capture the drug trips & look of the city nightlife that blends into the art & the mayhem of the violence that gets chewed out onscreen.

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KerryWhite's S

@KerryWhite77 09/25/2023

6/10. 62/100. | I swear if this movie causes a migraine within the next day or 2, I'm knocking at least .2 points from its rating. So much strobing it's ridiculous. And I felt this movie on a different level than most ppl would bc of 1 thing that shall not be named, but also the crave for creating art and getting fame and money from it. Or just appreciation really. It can be mentally draining putting in all the hard work, do a great job, but have little to no attention or appreciation for it. 😵 Creating art can be Murder.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 08/24/2022

Very stylistic, but I didn't care for or sympathize with the main character in any way, couldn't have happened to a nicer person, but I would still watch it again. Opens a new can of worms that amuses and does not bother.

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01/13/2022

‘Bliss’ is an obscene parade of neon-drenched depravity filled to the brim with gore, sex, and more gore. Joe Begos’ hyper-charged exploitation style is on full, unbridled display, giving fans of raunchier, nastier horror exactly the kind of rush they crave, all capped off with some phenomenal practical effects.

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florent m

@FlorentMagnoac 05/24/2021

Crazy on every level from start to finish. Only downpoint it sometimes looks like a tv movie but mostly the film has great visual ideas, an over the top cinematography, good directing and a lot of gory sexy creepy scenes with a very personal auteuristic approach that makes it an ovni of a movie. Will be deeply enjoyed by true genre fans.

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Synopsis

In need of creative inspiration, a professionally stagnant and hard-partying Los Angeles artist named Dezzy Donahue recklessly indulges in a series of drug binges. As the narcotics fly out of control, so does her newfound and inexplicable, yet unquenchable, craving for blood. As someone who has never been able to control her vices in the first place, Dezzy is violently consumed by this bloodlust.

Director: Joe Begos
Producer: Joe Begos, Josh Ethier, Lyle Kanouse, Caroline Metz, Graham Skipper, Audrey Wasilewski
Screenwriter: Joe Begos, Rhys Wakefield
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Channel 83 Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Material|Language|Drug Content|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2019
Runtime: 1h 20m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)