Afraid

Name: Afraid
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2024-08-28
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine, Havana Rose Liu, Lukita Maxwell

2024·Movie·PG-13·84 min·★ 5.9(514)

Horror Science Fiction Thriller More English titles

“Be careful what you let in.”

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.

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About Afraid

Afraid is a 2024 English-language horror, science fiction and thriller film directed by Chris Weitz. The cast is led by John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine. It has a runtime of 1h 24m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Hulu.

Afraid was produced by Blumhouse Productions and Depth of Field and made in United States of America. It was released on August 28, 2024, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $13 million worldwide.

Director: Chris Weitz
Writers: Chris Weitz
Release date: August 28, 2024
OTT release: September 17, 2024
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $13 million
Production: Blumhouse Productions, Depth of Field

#artificial intelligence (a.i.)#dysfunctional family#social media#smart home#cyberbullying#gaslighting#sci-fi horror#pessimistic

Afraid cast & crew

Afraid was directed by Chris Weitz and written by Chris Weitz.

The cast features John Cho as Curtis, Katherine Waterston as Meredith, Keith Carradine as Marcus, Havana Rose Liu as Melody / AIA (voice), Lukita Maxwell as Iris, and Ashley Romans as Sam.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Alex Weston, cinematography is by Javier Aguirresarobe, and it was produced by Chris Weitz and Andrew Miano.

Is Afraid worth watching?

Afraid holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 514 ratings, a more divisive horror films.

At 1h 24m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy horror, science fiction, and thriller, Afraid is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Afraid

In United States, you can stream Afraid on Hulu, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on September 17, 2024.

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