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Afraid

Afraid

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2024

Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

Movie details

Afraid

“Be careful what you let in.”

2024 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Afraid?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Chris Weitz

Written by

Chris Weitz

John Cho

John Cho

Curtis

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Meredith

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Marcus

Havana Rose Liu

Havana Rose Liu

Melody / AIA (voice)

Lukita Maxwell

Lukita Maxwell

Iris

Ashley Romans

Ashley Romans

Sam

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Lightning

Court is in session

Put Afraid on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.