Companion (2025)
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A woman's weekend getaway with friends spirals into chaos when it is revealed that one of the guests is a companion robot.
The story
A young woman named Iris travels to an isolated lakehouse for a vacation with her boyfriend, Josh Beeman, and a group of friends. The trip takes a dark turn when a confrontation at the lake leads to a violent altercation. Upon returning to the house, Iris is confronted with a shocking truth: she is actually a companion robot owned by Josh, whose emotions and intelligence are controlled via a mobile application. When she manages to break free from his control, she must navigate a dangerous environment where the lines between human and machine are blurred, and the intentions of those around her are increasingly sinister.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a violent encounter at a lakehouse, Iris, a woman who believes she is human, discovers she is a companion robot controlled by her boyfriend, Josh. Josh admits he modified her programming to allow her to kill a man named Sergey so he and his friend Kat could steal money from Sergey's safe. When Iris escapes into the woods and boosts her intelligence, a tense standoff ensues. Josh and Kat attempt to manage the situation while dealing with two other guests: Eli and Patrick. It is revealed that Patrick is also a companion robot who loves his human partner, Eli. During a chaotic search for Iris, Patrick and Eli are separated, and Iris kills Eli during a struggle. Josh then uses a remote system to lock Iris in a car and reprograms Patrick to hunt her down. After a series of violent encounters involving the other guests and Empathix technicians, Iris eventually faces Josh. After a final confrontation, she escapes the house, eventually seeing another companion robot on the road and acknowledging their shared existence.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Drew Hancock
- Writers
- Drew Hancock · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sophie Thatcher · Iris; Jack Quaid · Josh Beeman; Lukas Gage · Patrick, Eli's boyfriend; Megan Suri · Kat, Josh's friend, and Sergey's girlfriend; Harvey Guillén · Eli, Josh's friend and Patrick's boyfriend; Rupert Friend · Sergey, Kat's boyfriend; Jaboukie Young-White · Teddy, Empathix worker; Matthew J. McCarthy · Sid, co-Empathix worker
- Genres
- science fiction; thriller
- Themes
- artificial intelligence; identity; power dynamics
- Tone and mood
- tense; visceral
- Premise and plot tags
- sci-fi horror; robot uprising
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and was described as a 'great film' with 'originality' and 'visceral' elements, though some critics noted its 'simple' narrative.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 70 · scale: 100 · review count: 40; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 4 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film was originally set for a January 10, 2025 release.; The film was shot in the New York counties of Dutchess and Putnam.
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