Slanted

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Slanted

2025,

1h 42m,

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Sci-Fi

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72 Reviews

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As a senior in high school, Joan Huang idolizes winning Prom Queen as the embodiment of popularity, beauty and the ultimate form of acceptance into American life. In her relentless pursuit for the crown, she undergoes an experimental racial transformation to become White and win Prom Queen. However, what she thought was a dream come true soon reveals itself to be an emotional and physical nightmare. "Slanted" offers a searing and unapologetically satirical view on race and the uncomfortable journey of learning to love yourself and your culture.

Critics Consensus

Slanted blends genre thrills and pointed commentary on racial identity into a daring body horror parable, even if its occasionally unfocused script keeps writer-director Amy Wang's provocative vision from fully landing.

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Mar 19, 2026

It’s only the plot that runs into trouble, since it leads 'Slanted' to carefully tackle some serious issues, but overlook or airball some others. When viewed from different angles the film is either a fascinating success or a gigantic misfire.

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Jen Yamato

Los Angeles Times

Mar 13, 2026

Informed by Wang’s own life growing up Chinese Australian, "Slanted" nails the micro-aggressions, body dysmorphia and desire to belong that can make coming of age while being "other" its own perplexing kind of hell.

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Peyton Robinson

RogerEbert.com

Mar 13, 2026

1/4

The whole film is quite meek in its approach, timidly dipping its toes into camp, satire, cultural criticism, and body horror, but never fully embracing any of them.

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Tiffany McLaughlin

Pop Culture Leftovers

May 28, 2026

Slanted plucks a little bit from Get Out and The Substance and pairs it with the comedy of Bottoms and Mean Girls to create a fresh blunt commentary on the reality of being an "other" in white America.

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Nicholas Bell

Fish Jelly Films (YouTube)

Apr 17, 2026

2/5

A provocative conception reveals itself to be disappointingly skin deep in Slanted, reifying the insidiousness of white privilege while also simultaneously ignoring the ingrained Eurocentric beauty standards actually inspiring the protagonist's...

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Jon Winkler

InBetweenDrafts

Apr 11, 2026

7/10

Wang’s script and her cast carry the weight to make its satire hit hard at the climax.

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Synopsis

As a senior in high school, Joan Huang idolizes winning Prom Queen as the embodiment of popularity, beauty and the ultimate form of acceptance into American life. In her relentless pursuit for the crown, she undergoes an experimental racial transformation to become White and win Prom Queen. However, what she thought was a dream come true soon reveals itself to be an emotional and physical nightmare. "Slanted" offers a searing and unapologetically satirical view on race and the uncomfortable journey of learning to love yourself and your culture.

Director: Amy Wang
Producer: Amy Wang, Mark Ankner, Trevor Wall, Adel Future Nur
Screenwriter: Amy Wang
Production Co: Mountain Top Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 42m

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