Slanted
2025 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.2 · 60% critics
An insecure Chinese-American teenager turns to experimental surgery to appear white, chasing the prom queen title and the acceptance of peers. The process blends coming-of-age pressure with unsettling body-horror, while raising questions about identity and belonging.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2026-03-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (38 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Slanted if you like high-stakes teen identity stories with biting comedy and body-horror edge; Not for you if you want a light, non-graphic take on race and self-acceptance like Totally Killer or Spontaneous.
Pros: sharp coming-of-age satire; effective body-horror; strong cast work | Cons: tough to watch themes; less shock than peers
Themes
- high school
- prom
- cautionary
- body horror
- sincere
- tragic
Cast & crew
Shirley Chen
as Joan Huang
Mckenna Grace
as Jo Hunt
Amelie Zilber
as Olivia Hammond
Vivian Wu
as Sofia Huang
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
as Brindha
Fang Du
as Roger Huang
Nicholas Myers
as Nash
R. Keith Harris
as Willie Singer
Kristen Cui
as Young Joan
Sarah Kopkin
as Greta
Directed by Amy Wang