

Convinced that reuniting with his old girlfriend will bring his dreams to fruition, Gabriel risks it all in a desperate and increasingly obsessive pursuit.
Acting
Rory Culkin's twitchy, specific unraveling — career best.
Direction
Lou Howe traps you in Gabriel's subjectivity, no escape.

Director
Lou Howe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when 'romantic obsession' films were pivoting from cute (Say Anything) to pathology (this, Creep), reflecting shifting 2010s conversations about consent and male entitlement.
Culkin reportedly stayed in character off-set during the rural Massachusetts shoot, which explains why the cast looks genuinely frightened in group scenes.