A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Acting
Dan Stevens' terrifyingly charming dead-eyed stare
Score
Synthwave bangers that shouldn't work this well
Direction
Wingard's candy-colored violence aesthetic
Director
Adam Wingard
Dan Stevens
"David"
Maika Monroe
Anna Peterson
Brendan Meyer
Luke Peterson
Sheila Kelley
Laura Peterson
Leland Orser
Spencer Peterson
Lance Reddick
Major Carver
Chase Williamson
Zeke
Joel David Moore
Craig
Ethan Embry
Higgins
Tabatha Shaun
Kristen
AJ Bowen
Austin
Candice Patton
Sgt. Halway
Chris Ellis
Hendricks
Steven John Brown
Mike
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dan Stevens prepped by studying Terminator 2 and Patrick Bateman, treating David as a literal programmed machine with glitched morality.
The film channels 1980s Carpenter and De Palma while satirizing post-9/11 military worship—David's 'service' makes the family forgive everything until it's too late.
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