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Seen it?2025 | 100 min | Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$456K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 305K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Alex Russell
- Théodore PellerinMatthew
- Archie MadekweOliver
- Havana Rose LiuShai
- Sunny SuljicJamie
- Daniel ZolghadriNoah
- Zack FoxSwett
- Cam HicksSebastian
- Chaize MacklinThe Fan
- Sean WangPhotographer
- Brian NilesConcerned Fan