This year, Sean offers his smart home to be used for his annual vacation getaway with his college friends. Once everyone arrives and has settled in, they soon find out that they have actually been locked inside, by the home's virtual assistant, Simon. Everyone becomes terrified when they find out that the only way they can escape is by playing Simon's twisted games.
Practical Effects
Smart home set actually looks terrifyingly plausible
Acting
Reece Odum carries this chaos like she's owed money
Director
Mark K. Buddington
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Mark K. Buddington shot this in an actual smart home that kept malfunctioning during filming—method horror.
Released during the 'AI panic' wave of 2023, this rode the ChatGPT fear cycle harder than most studio films.
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