Summary
Desperate to fit in at school, Sam rejects her Indian culture and family to be like everyone else. However, when a mythological demonic spirit latches onto her former best friend, she must come to terms with her heritage to defeat it.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 57Audiences 46GoodWatch 53
Tomatometer64%
Metascore50
IMDb5.2
Letterboxd · 37 K ratings2.4/5
User score4.6
Audience score37%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9599Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 33 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+23Released
2023
September 6, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HindiMade in
Canada- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
17 of 17
Megan SuriSamidha
Neeru BajwaPoorna
Mohana KrishnanTamira
Betty GabrielJoyce
Vik SahayInesh
Gage MarshRuss
Beatrice KitsosKittie- JIJamie IvesOlder Neighbor
- SMSiddhartha MinhasKaran
- SRSaisha Ram MuniYoung Tamira
Sangeeta WylieRadha Avasthi- JRJenaya RossThe Pishach
- JAJared Ager-FosterThe Keymaster
- NTNutan ThakurIndian Woman
Paige ShawGirl #2
Carlo YuJanitor- JRJosh RaymondPuppeteer
Directing · 1
- Bishal Dutta Director, Story, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Ashish Mehta Story
Production · 16
- Shawn Williamson Executive Producer
- Jameson Parker Executive Producer
- Edward H. Hamm Jr. Executive Producer
- Ryan Friscia Executive Producer
- Arielle Boisvert Executive Producer
- Emily Thomas Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Matthew Lynn Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jack Price Editor
Sound · 10
- Wesley Hughes Original Music Composer
- Nolan McNaughton Sound Designer
- Sandra Portman Supervising Sound Editor
- Dylan Campbell Foley Editor
- Shawn Miller Sound Mixer
- Nicole Auringer ADR Recordist
Art · 3
- Tyler Bishop Harron Production Design
- Tamara Gauthier Set Decoration
- Charu Gupta Set Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Odessa Bennett Costume Design
- Melissa Neilson Key Hair Stylist
- Soroush Matoor Assistant Costume Designer
- Insha Pathan Assistant Makeup Artist
- Tracy George Makeup Department Head
- Ashley De Souza Assistant Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 2
- Andrew Karr Visual Effects Supervisor
- Dan Nicholls Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Chad Lott Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Mitra Suri Stunt Double
- Rochelle Okoye Stunt Double
- Gainaële Royer Stunt Double
- Landon Jackle Stunt Double
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