Dear David

Name: Dear David
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: October 13, 2023
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 25
Cast: Andrea Bang, Augustus Prew, Cameron Nicoll, David Tompa, Ethan Hwang

2023

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Lionsgate | Release Date: October 13, 2023 | R

Starring: Andrea Bang, Augustus Prew, Cameron Nicoll, David Tompa, Ethan Hwang, Justin Long, Rachel Risen, Rachel Wilson, René Escobar Jr., Shreya Patel, Tricia Black

Summary: Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child namedShortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis. … Expand

Director: John McPhail

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Matt Donato

Oct 11, 2023

You can’t fault an attempt to transform a viral sensation into the next bonkers realization of contemporary horror that exploits our ever-volatile online climate—but you can always fault a genre film that doesn’t do the chosen genre justice. Read full review

DeirdreCrimmins

Oct 12, 2023

Dear David tries its best to scare, but it never quite brings the spookiness it promises. It suffers from trying to do a bit too much with the living characters and not enough with the dead ones. Also, way too much lens flare. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Oct 13, 2023

This low-rent, no-energy, seen-it-all-before genre wank left me absolutely terrified of returning to an era when micro-blogged cries for help could last for half a year and run the length of a novella. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Nov 1, 2023

So if you’re in search of a new horror film to watch in the countdown to Halloween this October, look elsewhere—no need to go exploring this particular noise in your streaming pool. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Oct 13, 2023

Dear David is branded content—uninspired and hollow to a fault—and perhaps that’s even more disturbing than a five-year-old internet ghost story. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Oct 15, 2023

it is a boring paint-by-numbers ghost movie, a jumble of tropes borrowed from movies like “The Ring,” and a poor facsimile of its influences. Read full review

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