Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorized by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
Acting
Meghann Fahy's panic is deliciously physical
Direction
Landon squeezes 95 minutes into one location like a vice
Editing
Phone screen tension that'll make you check your own lock screen
Director
Christopher Landon
Meghann Fahy
Violet
Brandon Sklenar
Henry
Reed Diamond
Richard
Violett Beane
Jen
Jeffery Self
Matt
Jacob Robinson
Toby
Gabrielle Ryan
Cara
Ed Weeks
Phil
Travis Nelson
Connor
Sarah McCormack
Hostess
Ben Pelletier
Bearded Man / Masked Man
Saoirse Hayden
Green Prom Dress Girl
Fiona Browne
Diane
Stephanie Karam
Young Woman (Zoom)
Michael Shea
Blake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christopher Landon shot this in 19 days during the WGA strike, rewriting on set with the cast.
The 'drop' gimmick weaponizes AirDrop culture—those random file shares at concerts turned nightmarish.
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