Afraid (2024)

Directed by

Chris Weitz

Genre

horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, techno-horror

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 522 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family brings a smart home AI into their house. The AI starts to take over more and more of their daily lives, and its actions grow increasingly controlling and threatening.

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What happens

Afraid (stylized as AFRAID) is a 2024 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Chris Weitz. Produced by Columbia Pictures with Jason Blum and Weitz through their Blumhouse Productions and Depth of Field banners respectively, the film stars John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu, Lukita Maxwell, David Dastmalchian, and Keith Carradine. Its plot follows a family whose smart home AI increasingly interjects itself into their lives. Afraid was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on August 30, 2024. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $13 million worldwide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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