been overlooked by a casual mass audience and misguided critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 66% with an average rating of 6.4/10, based on reviews from 53 critics. The website's consensus states: "Strange Days struggles to make the most of its futuristic premise, but what's left remains a well-directed, reasonably enjoyable sci-fi fantasy." On Metacritic, it holds a weighted average score of 66 of out 100, based on 30 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "B" on a scale of A+ to F. Home media Strange Days was released on VHS in the United States by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on April 2, 1996. A special widescreen THX LaserDisc was released in the United States on May 22, 1996. The LaserDisc's special features included a 1-hour lecture about how the opening scene was filmed, two deleted scenes, a music video for "Selling Jesus" directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the original teaser and theatrical trailers, and photo galleries of storyboards and production stills. On September 28, 1999, the film was released on DVD in the United States, containing all the features from the LaserDisc version, except for the music video and photo galleries. References External links 1990s science fiction thriller films 1990s dystopian films 1999 films 20th Century Fox films American dystopian films American science fiction thriller films Brain–computer interfacing in fiction Cyberpunk films 1990s English-language films Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department Fiction featuring the turn of the third millennium Films about drugs Films about rape Films about technological impact Films about telepresence Films adapted into comics Films directed by Kathryn Bigelow Films produced by James Cameron Films produced by Steven-Charles Jaffe Films scored by Graeme Revell Films set around New Year Films set in 1999 Films set in Los Angeles Films set in the future Films shot from the first-person perspective Films shot in Los Angeles Films with screenplays by James Cameron Films with screenplays by Jay Cocks Lightstorm Entertainment films Films about snuff films Universal Pictures films 1990s American films