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Creep (2014)

Creep poster
Directed by
Patrick Brice
Genre
horror film, thriller film, found footage film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 1,656 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A videographer takes a job recording a strange and overly friendly man in a remote house. The assignment quickly turns disturbing as the client's behavior becomes increasingly erratic and menacing.

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What happens

Creep is a 2014 American found footage psychological horror film directed by Patrick Brice, his directorial debut, from a story by Brice and Mark Duplass, who both star in the film. Filmed as found footage, Brice portrays a videographer assigned to record an eccentric client, played by Duplass. Creep was inspired by Brice's experiences on Craigslist and the movies My Dinner with Andre, Misery, and Fatal Attraction. Brice and Duplass refined the film's story during filming, which resulted in multiple versions of each scene and several alternate end scenarios. The film premiered on March 8, 2014, at South by Southwest, and was released on video on demand on June 23, 2015, by The Orchard prior to an international release via Netflix on July 14, 2015. It received positive reviews from critics. The movie's success later spawned the titular franchise, with a sequel released in 2017, a spin-off series titled The Creep Tapes released on Shudder in 2024, and a potential third film in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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