Companion

"Find someone made just for you."

2025 1h 37m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 2,700

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During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

“Find someone made just for you.”

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Cast

Sophie Thatcher
Iris
Jack Quaid
Josh
Lukas Gage
Patrick
Megan Suri
Kat
Harvey Guillén
Eli
Rupert Friend
Sergey
Jaboukie Young-White
Teddy
Matthew J. McCarthy
Sid

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Drew Hancock
Writers: Drew Hancock
Languages: Russian, German, Mandarin, English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, German, Mandarin, English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Drew Hancock, shot by Eli Born. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hrishikesh Hirway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid and Lukas Gage carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Find someone made just for you.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Drew Hancock directs. Eli Born behind the camera. Hrishikesh Hirway scores. Brett W. Bachman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, German, Mandarin, English, Spanish.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
2Released last year.
3Dialogue crosses 5 languages: Russian, German, Mandarin, English, Spanish.
4Directed by Drew Hancock, shot by Eli Born. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hrishikesh Hirway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brett W. Bachman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid and Lukas Gage carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Find someone made just for you.".
9IMDB entry: tt26584495 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "android", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)", "cabin", "robot".
11Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Eli Born
Original score: Hrishikesh Hirway
Editing: Brett W. Bachman
Production design: Scott Kuzio
Costume design: Vanessa Porter
Makeup / hair: Joshua First
VFX supervisor: Jamison Scott Goei
Sound: Dan Kenyon
Stunt coordinator: Christopher Place
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $36,869,122
Return: 369% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Companion (2025)

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Manuel São Bento2025-01-29
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/companion-review/ "Companion may not reinvent the wheel within its genre, but the way Drew Hancock takes a familiar concept and infuses it with a personal touch and technically impressive execution results in an incredibly captivating viewing - especially for those who manage to avoid the criminally revealing trailers. The blend of tones, the unsettling atmosphere, and the exploration of complex themes like abuse, love, and control elevate this horror flick beyond cheap jump scares, leaving a lasting emotional and narrative impact that lingers well past the credits. With a powerhouse performance from Sophie Thatcher anchoring it all, this psychological thriller - sprinkled with comedy, romance, and even sci-fi elements - stands out as one of the year's first big surprises. I highly recommend watching it in theaters, as blind as possible." Rating: B
r96sk2025-01-31
★ 9/10
<em>'Companion'</em> is great! I was actually spoiled on the general gist of this due to the trailers, which I didn't even seek out but despite ignoring them pre-other flicks I still managed to catch what this was about. Happily, it didn't matter as the film lets the cat out fairly quickly. I thought the aforementioned was going to be an issue, even though it is only a 90 minute movie I didn't think at that moment that it was going to have enough in the tank to make the overall movie enjoyable. I was wrong! It's a blast all the way through, there's a pleasant pace to it all. Sophie Thatcher is brilliant, her showing is impressive and very convincing. That blood-soaked look is class. The rest of the cast aren't on Thatcher's level but are still positive parts of this film, namely Jack Quaid and Lukas Gage. Thanks to the short run time, this does fly by. Top film! I saw it on the big screen as part of a double bill of sorts with <em>'Hard Truths'</em>. This was the second one and it's a barrel of laughs compared to that Mike Leigh picture. Two films that I would highly recommend, all the same.
CinemaSerf2025-02-02
★ 7/10
We first meet "Iris" (Sophie Thatcher) and boyfriend "Josh" (Jack Quaid) as they take his self-drive car into the wilderness to meet with some of his friends at the home of millionaire "Sergey" (a delightfully over-the-top Rupert Friend). She's not at all keen on his pals. She thinks they look down on her. He tries to reassure her and when they arrive we are introduced to "Kat" (Megan Suri) and to loved-up "Eli" (Harvey Guillén) and "Patrick" (Lukas Gage). She was right, they don't much like her and at this point (for me, anyway) the penny started to drop. The married "Sergey" is supposed to be dating "Kat" but he's obviously a bit of a Lothario who tries it on with "Iris" and, well let's just say he probably wished he hadn't. Thing is, though, there's an whole load of manipulation going on here and it doesn't take "Iris", or us, long to realise that nothing is really as it seems. There's a fun chemistry on display here between Thatcher and Quaid and auteur Drew Hancock has crafted an entertaining scenario that avoids the standard cabin-in-the-woods style horror feature. This is a darkly comedic "careful what you've wished for" style of drama that has some decent menace intermingled with a few shades of Dan Stevens in "Cuckoo" from last year, too. For me, though, it's the dentally perfect Gage who steals the show proving the very point that true love isn't just skin deep and not everyone keeps their brains in their head! Amidst a tired and formulaic genre, this offers a refreshing change well worth a watch.