Companion(2025)
2025 · Drew Hancock · 97 min
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
7.02.6k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
3/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Companion scares
There's a nervous, darkly funny energy running through the whole thing, like you're watching a bad relationship spiral into something violent and you can't look away. It moves fast once it gets going, mixing tense standoffs and sudden bursts of action with sharp, uncomfortable humor about control and power. The scares come more from tension and shocking turns than from jump scares or dread, and the violence when it hits is quick and messy rather than drawn out. It's a good pick if you want something clever and twisty that keeps you on edge without leaving you shaken afterward.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Companion rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 3/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 3 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 35 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 30 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
Starts as a cozy couples getaway with a slow creeping unease, then flips into a tense, twisty back half that keeps escalating with bursts of sharp danger through to a big finish.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 4.
How scary is Companion?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Companion rates 3/5 — solidly scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be moderately gory and fun-first. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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