Black Mirror - Rating Every Episode

1. Black Mirror (2011– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.7

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Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.

Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Monica Dolan, Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen

Votes: 638,934

Series Overall ★ 8.9 ★

Season 1: ★★★★ Season 2: ★★★★ Season 3: ★★★★★ Season 4: ★★★★ Season 5: ★★★ Season 5: ★★★½

Greatest Episode: "White Christmas" (S2, E4)

2. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: The National Anthem (2011)

TV-MA | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.6

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Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.

Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Rory Kinnear, Lindsay Duncan, Donald Sumpter, Tom Goodman-Hill

Votes: 62,605

8.3

3. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Fifteen Million Merits (2011)

TV-MA | 62 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8

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In a world where people's lives consist of riding exercise bikes to gain credits, Bing tries to help a woman get on to a singing competition show.

Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Jessica Brown Findlay, Rupert Everett, Julia Davis

Votes: 62,725

8.8

4. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: The Entire History of You (2011)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.5

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In the near future, everyone has access to a memory implant that records everything they do, see and hear. You need never forget a face again - but is that always a good thing?

Director: Brian Welsh | Stars: Toby Kebbell, Jodie Whittaker, Tom Cullen, Amy Beth Hayes

Votes: 64,687

9.4

5. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Be Right Back (2013)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8

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After learning about a new service that lets people stay in touch with the deceased, a lonely, grieving Martha reconnects with her late lover.

Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Hayley Atwell, Domhnall Gleeson, Claire Keelan, Sinead Matthews

Votes: 53,130

8.7

6. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: White Bear (2013)

TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8

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Victoria wakes up and cannot remember anything about her life. Everyone she encounters refuses to communicate with her, and they all seem to know something she doesn't. But what?

Director: Carl Tibbetts | Stars: Lenora Crichlow, Michael Smiley, Tuppence Middleton, Ian Bonar

Votes: 53,881

8.2

7. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: The Waldo Moment (2013)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.6

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A failed comedian who voices a popular cartoon bear named Waldo finds himself mixing in politics when TV executives want Waldo to run for office.

Director: Bryn Higgins | Stars: Daniel Rigby, Chloe Pirrie, Jason Flemyng, Tobias Menzies

Votes: 44,395

7.7

8. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: White Christmas (2014)

TV-MA | 73 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

9.1

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Three interconnected tales of technology run amok during the Christmas season are told by two men at a remote outpost in a frozen wilderness.

Director: Carl Tibbetts | Stars: Jon Hamm, Rafe Spall, Oona Chaplin, Natalia Tena

Votes: 68,161

9.7

9. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Nosedive (2016)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.3

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A woman desperate to boost her social media score hits the jackpot when she's invited to a swanky wedding, but the trip doesn't go as planned.

Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Alice Eve, Cherry Jones, James Norton

Votes: 64,110

8.9

10. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Playtest (2016)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.1

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An American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, but soon can't tell where the hot game ends and reality begins.

Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Wunmi Mosaku, Ken Yamamura

Votes: 53,511

9.1

11. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Shut Up and Dance (2016)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.4

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When withdrawn Kenny stumbles headlong into an online trap, he is quickly forced into an uneasy alliance with shifty Hector, both at the mercy of persons unknown.

Director: James Watkins | Stars: Alex Lawther, Jerome Flynn, Susannah Doyle, Frankie Wilson

Votes: 56,676

9.1

12. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: San Junipero (2016)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.5

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When Yorkie and Kelly visit San Junipero, a fun-loving beach town full of surf, sun and sex, their lives are changed.

Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mackenzie Davis, Denise Burse, Raymond McAnally

Votes: 66,863

9.2

13. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Men Against Fire (2016)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.5

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Future soldiers Stripe and Raiman must protect frightened villagers from an infestation of vicious feral mutants.

Director: Jakob Verbruggen | Stars: Malachi Kirby, Madeline Brewer, Ariane Labed, Sarah Snook

Votes: 41,506

8.2

14. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Hated in the Nation (2016)

TV-MA | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.5

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In near-future London, police detective Karin Parke, and her tech-savvy sidekick Blue, investigate a string of mysterious deaths with a sinister link to social media.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Faye Marsay, Benedict Wong, Jonas Karlsson

Votes: 48,008

8.7

15. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: USS Callister (2017)

TV-MA | 76 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.3

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Capt. Robert Daly presides over his crew with wisdom and courage. But a new recruit will soon discover nothing on this spaceship is what it seems.

Director: Toby Haynes | Stars: Jesse Plemons, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, Michaela Coel

Votes: 59,816

8.8

Review A thought-provoking, if overly retro, adventure through space which displays the evident pitfalls of technological advancements in virtual hardware.

16. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Arkangel (2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.3

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After nearly losing her daughter, a mother invests in a new technology that allows her to keep track of her.

Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Rosemarie DeWitt, Brenna Harding, Owen Teague, Angela Vint

Votes: 46,313

8.1

Review Though the story was one of the weakest of the show, the concept is interesting enough to engage viewers in discussion of the pros and cons of such monitoring hardware. And particularly when its usage should be retracted...for reasons made evident throughout the episode.

17. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Crocodile (2017)

TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.3

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An insurance agent investigates a minor traffic incident using a device that manifests peoples' memories, but one of her witnesses has something to hide.

Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Andrew Gower, Anthony Welsh

Votes: 43,778

7.5

Review An ultimately disappointing episode that could have made so much more of its premise and technological advancements. It become obvious far too early on how the story would go, and once the show had reached its predictable confrontation, the only surprises were the questionable decisions made purely for their shock value...A hamster - really??

18. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Hang the DJ (2017)

TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.7

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Paired up by a dating program that puts an expiration date on all relationships, Frank and Amy soon begin to question the system's logic.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Georgina Campbell, Joe Cole, Gina Bramhill, George Blagden

Votes: 60,322

9.6

Review One of Black Mirror's greatest ever hours. It toys with your emotions, shocking and twisting at every stage. The viewer is always kept hooked, hoping - like our main characters - that they can overcome the system, together. In creating a world in which rebellion results in the identification of true love, this episode proves that the future is not always bleak, in Black Mirror.

19. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Metalhead (2017)

TV-MA | 41 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.6

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In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts to survive the land full of "dogs."

Director: David Slade | Stars: Maxine Peake, Jake Davies, Clint Dyer

Votes: 41,661

6.9

Review This episode wouldn't have been half as bad if there was any point to it all. In not giving any form of explanation why these 'dogs' existed, nor conjure up any sort of thought provocation in viewers of the pitfalls of the technology, this attempt ultimately failed as an episode of Black Mirror - it felt more like a horror-gore flick.

20. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Black Museum (2017)

TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.6

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A woman enters the Black Museum, where the proprietor tells his stories relating to the artifacts.

Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Douglas Hodge, Letitia Wright, Daniel Lapaine, Aldis Hodge

Votes: 50,287

8.8

Review An idea which would be exciting to revisit - 'Black Museum' explores the world of Black Mirror by taking it at face value, doing exactly as it says on the tin to provide viewers with dark realisations of technology gone bad - in a museum.

21. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)

TV-MA | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

7.1

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A young programmer starts to question reality when he adapts a mad writer's fantasy novel into a video game.

Director: David Slade | Stars: Fionn Whitehead, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry

Votes: 136,158

9.0

Review A trippy adventure. The first of its kind that I can recall and it’s success will surely lead to even more gripping adaptations - truly changing expectations of television.

22. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Striking Vipers (2019)

TV-MA | 61 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.8

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Two estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.

Director: Owen Harris | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 45,837

8.2

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23. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Smithereens (2019)

TV-MA | 70 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.5

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A cab driver with an agenda becomes the center of attention on a day that rapidly spirals out of control.

Director: James Hawes | Stars: Andrew Scott, Damson Idris, Topher Grace, Monica Dolan

Votes: 41,528

8.9

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24. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too (2019)

TV-MA | 67 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.1

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A lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star - whose charmed existence isn't quite as rosy as it appears...

Director: Anne Sewitsky | Stars: Miley Cyrus, Angourie Rice, Madison Davenport, Susan Pourfar

Votes: 41,865

8.0

Review Plays out more like a trippy Disney movie than an episode of Black Mirror. Its entertaining and thought provoking enough to keep you (somewhat) entertained - though this is nowhere near vintage.

25. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Joan Is Awful (2023)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.4

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An average woman is stunned to discover a global streaming platform has launched a prestige TV drama adaptation of her life - in which she is portrayed by Hollywood A-lister Salma Hayek.

Director: Ally Pankiw | Stars: Annie Murphy, Salma Hayek, Michael Cera, Himesh Patel

Votes: 37,816

8.1

26. Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode: Loch Henry (2023)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

7.3

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A young couple travel to a sleepy Scottish town to start work on a genteel nature documentary - but find themselves drawn to a juicy local story involving shocking events of the past.

Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Samuel Blenkin, Myha'la, Daniel Portman, John Hannah

Votes: 32,089

8.7