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Companion

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• Horror
• Sci-fi

• 2025
• Drew Hancock
• 96 mins
• 15

Summary

A billionaire's death causes a bloody turn when an AI android built for human companionship goes haywire. Sci-fi horror, starring Jack Quaid, Sophie Thatcher Lukas Gage and Megan Suri

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Kevin Harley

Resembling The Notebook via TV's Black Mirror, writer/director Drew Hancock's feature debut is a darkly mischievous horror comedy with a feminist thrust. Sophie Thatcher plays Iris, a robot companion whose partner (Jack Quaid) takes her to a lakeside retreat with his friends, who plainly dislike her. The mood is tense, but when the property's owner sexually assaults Iris and she kills him, events spiral messily out of control. Following a careful build-up to the film's first major reveal, Hancock juggles genres and themes nimbly, weaving critiques of toxic masculinity into noirish developments and romcom stylings. Science-fiction elements are playfully handled and the twists are plentiful, though the script is never quite as funny or surprising as it could've been, especially for anyone familiar with films about AI or gender conflicts. However, Quaid and Thatcher's superb turns compensate right up to the climax, where Companion lands its blood-soaked pay-offs and punchlines with vigour, wit and the niftiest misuse of kitchenware since Don't Breathe's infamous meat-baster moment.

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6.9/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameIrisSophie ThatcherEliHarvey GuillénJoshJack QuaidPatrickLukas GageSergeyRupert Friend

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Crew

rolenameDirectorDrew Hancock

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2025-01-31

Languages

English | German

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sexual references

Formats

Colour

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