Poison
A trio of interweaved transgressive tales, telling a bizarre stories of suburban patricide and a miraculous flight from justice, a mad sex experiment which unleashes a disfiguring plague, and the obsessive sexual relationship between two prison inmates.
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Science Fiction
5.9
90 reviewsRuntime: 85 min.
Budget: $250,000
Revenue: $609,524
Release Date: 1991-04-05
Director(s): Todd Haynes
Production: Bronze Eye Productions
Languages: English
IMDB: tt0102687
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griggs79★ 6/103/28/2025
Watched _Poison_ at 3am when I couldn’t sleep—probably not the wisest choice. It’s bold, brash, and all a bit much when your brain’s half-mush. Some fascinating ideas and striking moments, though. I didn’t love it, but I’m curious enough to give it another go when I’m properly awake