Play Dead fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Play Dead is tense, thrilling, and scary.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and mystery
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and mystery.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Play Dead is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 5.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 67%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 46 min
Play Dead runs 1 h 46 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Play Dead higher (67) than audiences (52). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+54GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Play Dead in 68 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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