Summary
A socially awkward teenager is blindsided when her mother introduces her to her new fiancée. At first, his charm, intelligence, and beauty seem too good to be true, and after a series of strange occurrences, the teenage daughter realizes that this new member of their family is not exactly who he seems.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 41Audiences 44GoodWatch 43
Tomatometer47%
Metascore35
User score6.8
IMDb4.4
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings2.0/5
Audience score26%
Running time
1 h 28 min
A typical length for horror movies, −7 min on the typical 95
typical 9588Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 37 more
+2Released
2020
December 17, 2020
6 years ago
Genres
HorrorScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Braden R. Duemmler Director, Writer
Production · 6
- Linus Hume Executive Producer
- Abel Vang Producer
- Stephen Stanley Producer
- Kristina Esposito Producer
- Jimmy Jung Lu Associate Producer, Director of Photography
- Panda Lord Co-Producer
Editing · 2
- R.J. Daniel Hanna Editor
- Marc Sedaka Editor
Sound · 1
- Gavin Keese Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Monica Dabrowski Production Design
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