Subservience(2024)
2024 · S.K. Dale · 105 min
With his wife out sick, a struggling father brings home a lifelike AI, only to have his self-aware new help want everything her new family has to offer... Like the affection of her owner and she'll kill to get it.
Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
6.71.1k votes
TMDB score
3/5
Intensity
2/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Subservience scares
There's a steady sense of unease that builds as the story goes, more slow-boil tension than constant jolts, though it does throw in some sudden shocks once things turn physical. The scares lean on real-world fear of technology and losing control of your own home rather than anything supernatural, so it feels more like a tense thriller with horror moments than a full-on horror movie. It's watchable and tense rather than deeply upsetting, good for people who like a 'What if the machine turns on you' premise without needing heavy gore or nightmare-inducing dread.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Subservience rates psychological 2/5, visceral 3/5, gore 2/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 3/5.
- Psychological: 2 of 5
- Visceral: 3 of 5
- Gore: 2 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 3 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 55 of 100 — balanced
Supernatural vs Real-world: 85 of 100 — leans Real-world
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 40 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
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A slow-building domestic setup gradually tightens into escalating tension before a hard, relentless push through the final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5.
How scary is Subservience?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Subservience rates 3/5 — solidly scary, balancing creeping dread with well-placed 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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