Summary
After a programmer working on a top secret surveillance program snaps in a murderous rage, a notorious code wizard with problems of his own moves into the startup offices to figure out what went wrong and deliver the final product. But the deeper he delves into the code, the more the code takes on a malevolent life of its own.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 59GoodWatch 53
Audience score67%
IMDb5.0
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for horror movies, −5 min on the typical 95
typical 9590Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2014
October 1, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Andrew J. WestBrett Desmond
Meiling MelançonNora Huntsman
Googy GressFoster Cotton
Ivan ShawAlex Chou
Nicholas GuestRonald Dumaurier
Caitlyn FolleyJennifer Desmond
Bret RobertsAnton Yurigarian- ATAlbert ThakurKarthik Chopra
Tonya KayRadova- JPJamie ParkerLouis Balenti
- RHReginald HucKevin Ramsey
Paul YenRay Trinh- WWWes WhiteheadAdam Wexler
- JVJamie VanDykeAmanda Lipsky
Stephen BralverBen Keen- ESErika SchickelEllen Estes
Isabella CudaLacey Desmond- JWJamie WollrabJamie Meachum
Steve RizzoMichael Reddit
Leah Ann Cevoli911 Operator (voice)
Rod FielderComputer Operator
Directing · 2
- Mark Netter Director, Writer, Producer
- Siena Brown Assistant Director, Production Manager
Writing · 1
- M.J. Rotondi Writer
Camera · 1
- Matt Yochum Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Kyle Goodrich Editor
Sound · 5
- Ari Balouzian Music
- Erika Camp Sound Editor
- Rob Ellenberg Sound Mixer
- Jesse Avila Assistant Sound Editor
- Lucien McRobbie Assistant Sound Editor
Art · 1
- Oliver Bernsen Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Helena Falangus Costume Design
- Veronica Abram Assistant Makeup Artist, Assistant Hairstylist
Lighting · 2
- Brayan Telleria Gaffer
- Luke Sanders-Self Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Stephen Bralver Stunt Coordinator
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