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Fifteen Million Merits

Fifteen Million Merits

2011
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 2m
In a bleak, automated future Britain, Bing is one of millions who pedal exercise bikes to create energy as a living. Bing uses his merits as entrance money to get sweet-voiced fellow worker Abi onto a TV talent contest, but it doesn't go as planned. (Summary by mattorama12)

Directed by:

Euros Lyn
Euros-Lyn
Euros Lyn
10 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Fifteen Million Merits, Broadchurch, Heartstopper and Torchwood
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Writers:

Charlie Brooker
Charlie-Brooker
Charlie Brooker
32 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, White Christmas and San Junipero
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, Konnie Huq
Konnie-Huq
Konnie Huq
3 total credits
Credits include: Fifteen Million Merits, Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe, Blue Peter and Screenwipe: Episode #5.4
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Starring:

Rupert Everett
Rupert-Everett
Rupert Everett
65 total credits
Credits include: Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shakespeare in Love, Stardust and My Best Friend's Wedding
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, Julia Davis
Julia-Davis
Julia Davis
38 total credits
Credits include: Phantom Thread, Four Lions, Fifteen Million Merits, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself and Persuasion
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, Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel-Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya
27 total credits
Credits include: Get Out, Sicario, Black Panther, Black Mirror and Kick-Ass 2
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, Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica-Brown-Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay
22 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Fifteen Million Merits, Castlevania, Victor Frankenstein and Winter's Tale
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, Paul Popplewell
Paul-Popplewell
Paul Popplewell
12 total credits
Credits include: Tyrannosaur, Fifteen Million Merits, Journeyman, The Goob and Dog Altogether
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, Ashley Thomas
Ashley-Thomas
Ashley Thomas
11 total credits
Credits include: Fifteen Million Merits, Them, Salvation, 24: Legacy and The Ipcress File
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Black Mirror

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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Fifteen Million Merits

2011
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Episode
1h 2m
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Average Percentile: 68.25%
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Average Percentile: 68.25%
perrystroikaPerryStroika
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15 Feb 2015
95
99th
Tender and acid, poignant and cruel, this elegant black comedy parable of art and commerce manages to say volumes about consumerism, the commodification of dissent and the emptiness of contemporary existence in one short hour. It doesn't just give us two people; it also skillful and economically sketches an entire society and a way of life around them.
15 Feb 2015
hellboy76hellboy76
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09 Dec 2015
77
94th
My favorite of the series, its a wonderfully plausible grim future.
09 Dec 2015
mist600Mist600
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26 Mar 2020
78
46th
Not V subtle. Yet, slickly executed, well-acted piece of entertaino-agit-prop. Only has 1hr to explore concepts so has 2 play it broad & obvious. Yet, very neat skewering of endless rat-race, consumerist, meaningless treadmill (here; stationary bike) vapid society we've chosen, built &/or stumbled asleep into. As well as bread & circuses aspect- themes of constant surveillance, unavoidable advertising flood & (US, UK Esp) credit ratings -> (a la Chinese) social scores ??
26 Mar 2020
baggerBagger
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19 Jul 2016
80
84th
Clearly one of the most visually interesting Black Mirror episodes, which results in some great non-verbal storytelling.
19 Jul 2016
boxcarsBoxcars
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30 Jun 2015
9
89th
More visually engaging and showy with its production values than 'The National Anthem', 'Fifteen Million Merits' is utterly haunting in every single facet; the warm chemistry between its two leads in the first act is depressingly contrasted with the overall hopeless, sterile, and foreboding atmosphere of this dystopian parable.
30 Jun 2015
mattorama12mattorama12
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28 Jan 2015
84
93rd
Creates an interesting and (sadly) believable dystopia in its short run time. I was a bit annoyed with the cartoony characters and all, but it's otherwise pretty much perfect. And, like the other great episodes in this series, has an amazing ending.
28 Jan 2015
matthagenmatthagen
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15 May 2025
83
93rd
Seen: 3.
15 May 2025
hotsakehotsake
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02 Jul 2024
45
26th
I got bored 15 minutes in and unfortunately, this never got any better.
02 Jul 2024
djrossdjross
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04 Mar 2021
60
63rd
On the artificialization of "reality" induced by the ubiquity of the consumerist image.
04 Mar 2021
iyisinekiyisinek
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22 Feb 2021
74
62nd
Distopik, puan toplama, video, şarkıcı, show, müstehcen SPOILER insanların bisikletlere binerek puan topladığı, puan toplayarak hayatını sürdürdüğü gün ışığının olmadığı bir dünya. Bu dünyada hoşlandığı kızı şarkı yarışmasına katılmaya ikna eden adamın kız arkadaşının erotik filmlerde oynamasıyla patlaması fakat onun da finalde sistemin içine çekilmesi...
22 Feb 2021
bondyBondy
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30 Oct 2019
3
22nd
The best episode, I think, but still is not something to write home about. Speculative fiction of the 1950's-70's has way more interesting and clever stories than black mirror. Oh, and The Twilight Zone.
30 Oct 2019
dmcrimsonDMCrimson
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06 Jan 2019
77
36th
The setting is so absurd and contrived that I never get invested into the story and characters like other, more relatable Black Mirror episodes.
06 Jan 2019
spaceflohspacefloh
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22 Oct 2018
70
83rd
eng; [Black Mirror: Fifteen Million Merits]; in einer zukunft werden durch das fahrradfahren virtuelle gegenstände, lebensqualität und credits erarbeitet - welche ein mann für die eintrittskarte eines talentwettbewerbs nutzt.;
22 Oct 2018
badfurdayBadFurDay
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22 Oct 2016
7
76th
I like good dystopian sci-fi, even when it's this silly. Not much to stay about it, Black Mirror has consistently been good.
22 Oct 2016
cosmicmonkeyCosmicMonkey
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12 Aug 2016
78
58th
This is the only Black Mirror episode I've seen, so this review exists in a sort of a vacuum. This episode crafted a fascinating and totally plausible dystopian world, but I couldn't help but feel that it could've gone much deeper in it's social commentary. As a side note, the writers of this show must really hate network executives, huh?
12 Aug 2016
thedicemanTheDiceman
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29 Feb 2016
65
73rd
Excellent.
29 Feb 2016
neonmanNeonman
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14 Jan 2016
68
32nd
My least favourite episode, though I was still impressed (and depressed) with its gloomy, prison-like futuristic setting, but it's all just too on-the-nose and a bit too cynical. Despite being one of the longer episodes, it doesn't manage to get out all its information, like to establish the heartfelt romance that's so crucial. I liked how the main character ended up, it was good to see at least some consistency in this overly-cynical vision, though it could've fleshed out its romance even more.
14 Jan 2016
donquixoticdonquixotic
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03 Jan 2016
1
3rd
I'll never understand the appeal of Charlie Brooker
03 Jan 2016
dardandardan
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28 Sep 2015
72
77th
Main problem was the dystopia being unrealistc.
28 Sep 2015
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
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22 Aug 2015
91
79th
One of my favorites, the story is great and takes fantastically dark twist and turns. The sci-fi world that is created is so bizarre and crazy but has enough elements to feel oddly realistic.
22 Aug 2015
barraocBarraoc
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24 Apr 2015
80
85th
More enjoyable than most TV talent contests. They should really do this.
24 Apr 2015
jschlanskyJSchlansky
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15 Mar 2015
100
99th
Episode review: https://youtu.be/vdfI8xN7HRQ
15 Mar 2015

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Euros Lyn
Euros-Lyn
Euros Lyn
10 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Fifteen Million Merits, Broadchurch, Heartstopper and Torchwood
Read more

Writers:

Charlie Brooker
Charlie-Brooker
Charlie Brooker
32 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, White Christmas and San Junipero
Read more
, Konnie Huq
Konnie-Huq
Konnie Huq
3 total credits
Credits include: Fifteen Million Merits, Charlie Brooker's Antiviral Wipe, Blue Peter and Screenwipe: Episode #5.4
Read more

Starring:

Rupert Everett
Rupert-Everett
Rupert Everett
65 total credits
Credits include: Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, Shakespeare in Love, Stardust and My Best Friend's Wedding
Read more
, Julia Davis
Julia-Davis
Julia Davis
38 total credits
Credits include: Phantom Thread, Four Lions, Fifteen Million Merits, Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself and Persuasion
Read more
, Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel-Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya
27 total credits
Credits include: Get Out, Sicario, Black Panther, Black Mirror and Kick-Ass 2
Read more
, Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica-Brown-Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay
22 total credits
Credits include: Black Mirror, Fifteen Million Merits, Castlevania, Victor Frankenstein and Winter's Tale
Read more
, Paul Popplewell
Paul-Popplewell
Paul Popplewell
12 total credits
Credits include: Tyrannosaur, Fifteen Million Merits, Journeyman, The Goob and Dog Altogether
Read more
, Ashley Thomas
Ashley-Thomas
Ashley Thomas
11 total credits
Credits include: Fifteen Million Merits, Them, Salvation, 24: Legacy and The Ipcress File
Read more

Franchise:

Black Mirror

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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