2020 · horror · mystery · supernatural
Come Play
Directed by Jacob Chase1h 37m2020
Oliver, a lonely autistic boy, seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy's devices against him, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.
Our read: Come Play (2020) reads as a heavy, kinetic, surreal horror · mystery · supernatural entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme horror / mystery, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- inventive
- cold
- twisty
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“You want a PG-13 screen-creature horror about loneliness with solid jump scares.”
Skip it tonight — You scare easily or dislike autism used as a horror premise.
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