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Afraid

Afraid

Be careful what you let in.

20245.91h 24m

Overview

Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

Directed by Chris Weitz
Written by Chris Weitz
Produced by Chris Weitz, Jason Blum, Andrew Miano
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $13.0M

Top Cast

John Cho

John Cho

Curtis

Katherine Waterston

Katherine Waterston

Meredith

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Marcus

Havana Rose Liu

Havana Rose Liu

Melody / AIA (voice)

Lukita Maxwell

Lukita Maxwell

Iris

Ashley Romans

Ashley Romans

Sam

David Dastmalchian

David Dastmalchian

Lightning

Wyatt Lindner

Wyatt Lindner

Preston

Isaac Bae

Isaac Bae

Cal

Bennett Curran

Bennett Curran

Sawyer

Themes & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)dysfunctional familysocial mediasmart homecyberbullyinggaslightingsci-fi horrorpessimistic

About Afraid

Afraid is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2024 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), dysfunctional family, social media, smart home, cyberbullying, gaslighting. Directed by Chris Weitz, it stars John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine. Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

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