Companion (2025)

[VictoryAtNight]

Warner Bros. Pictures’ upcoming horror-comedy Companion is defying January release expectations with an impressive 92% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 48 critics. This reception is particularly notable given January’s reputation as a traditional dumping ground for horror, turning Companion into a potential game-changer for early-year genre releases. The film’s strong showing suggests that Warner Bros.’s decision to position it as their first major release of 2025 is a clever move, especially considering the post-holiday season’s typically challenging box office landscape.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/co...core-revealed/

Happy for Warner Bros, my favorite studio.

[ghostsofjoy]

Universal did this with M3GAN two years ago and made a killing.

[samlop10]

Watched this today (advanced screening). Avoid the second trailer if you haven’t seen it.

Highly recommended if you like thrillers and/or dark humor. The concepts are not ‘new’ but the way it’s told is quite fresh and feels more original. It has some horror elements and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Sophie Thatcher is great in it, and leaves another good impression after her role in Heretic (all the acting is good-to-great though).

Difficult to review or discuss without spoilers, but go in as blind as possible if you like thrillers and/or horror comedies (with a bit of sci-fi).

[GoneJoel]

I just finished watching it and really enjoyed it! Sophie Thatcher was amazing. I also agree—it would have been a great twist if they hadn’t revealed the

[Show spoiler]“robot”

part in the trailer.

[Tony208]

First good film of 2025. Great performance by Sophie.

4/5

[The Great Owl]

Five stars

Ever since their meet cute in a grocery store, where Iris, played by Sophie Thatcher, fell in love with Josh, played by Jack Quaid, at first sight, she has completely devoted herself to making him happy and to living a perfect life with him. As they arrive at a beautiful lakeside house to spend a weekend with others in the countryside, she voices her nervous apprehension about the trip, afraid that his friends will dislike her, that her awkwardness will put a damper on the occasion, and that she will screw up the entire weekend for him and everyone else. Josh gently reassures her, telling her that she has no reason to be worried and that everything will be okay. Unbeknownst to both of them, however, Iris is, indeed, about to screw up the entire weekend.

The 2025 horror comedy, Companion, written and directed by Drew Hancock, captured my imagination months ago with its wondrously cryptic initial trailer, only to have its key plot details sadly divulged in a recent subsequent trailer. I often have no idea what goes through the minds of studio marketing teams these days, given their propensity to undermine their movies by creating spoiler-heavy previews. I think that this film is an absolute blast and I consider it to be a wildly fun five-star gem of blood-soaked cinematic mayhem, even though I was clued into its surprises beforehand, but I also implore prospective viewers to go into it blind if at all possible.

Sophie Thatcher, who also shined in last year's scare spectacle, Heretic, is the main attraction of this blend of gore and hilarity, displaying an impressive dramatic range due to reasons that become apparent during the story. Jack Quaid, none other than the son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, cements his acting mettle as well in a role that also throws some curveballs.

Without delving into its twisty charms, I will say that I am impressed by the extent to which Companion immerses us in its insightful themes about one's desire for acceptance and about our inherent tendencies to confuse true love with ownership. Although I am a solitary person who has always had trouble attracting the opposite sex, I cannot fathom why other men in real life opt for choices similar to the ones made by the characters in this movie. I would rather be alone than experience anything less than a genuine honest-to-goodness connection with someone who challenges me to be a better person instead of simply catering to every whim of the person I already am. Thankfully, this screen story also cracks me up laughing while it gets the brain cells going.

[prkchopexpress]

love this. home run. agree with owl. five stars.

sophie thatcher fantastic.

[VictoryAtNight]

I was supposed to see this today, but didn’t because of bad weather. Perhaps this weekend……….

[russweiss1]

I really enjoyed the movie. It would have been nice if the trailer hadn't given away so much of the plot.

[Show spoiler]One minor complain is that it was too easy to mod the companions and turn them into killing machines.

Well worth catching in the theater. Sophie Thatcher turns in another good performance.

[Joey9775]

Pretty good and would have been way better going in this blind.

Also Hollywood figure out what a horror film is, cause this aint it. This and Presence need way better marketing.

[eas8]

I loved really didn't know what to expect

[VictoryAtNight]

I went to see this right after work yesterday. Loved it! I liked that twist with the story involving

[Show spoiler]Josh & Sergei.

Book Of Love - Boy (Official Music Video) - YouTube

They played this song twice and I was immediately hooked! I went home searching for this song. Found it!!

[Frank TJ Mackey]

This made $4 million on Friday, so it's already gonna be a hit.

[VictoryAtNight]

[Show spoiler]

This can also be used for self-defense.

[VictoryAtNight]

“Warner Bros. wouldn’t want me to write my

[Show spoiler]sequel

. The story of Companion, as far as I see it, is in this movie. That’s as far as I want to take it, for sure,” Hancock states.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...el-1236122950/

[50strat54]

My friend and I both really enjoyed Companion. Glad I didn’t see the spoiler trailer.

[mjvmovieman]

Wow, what a great movie. This definitely deserves a bigger audience. I'm glad to see the Cinemascore was very strong for this genre.

Hopefully it holds up in the weeks to come.

[StarWarsIsAwesome123]

I’m glad to say that this movie lived up to the pre-release buzz. It’s a wild, clever, unique, and thoroughly entertaining thriller that keeps you on edge. It’s hard to believe that this is from a 1st time feature film director, Drew Hancock balances thriller and comedy elements seamlessly. It’s tense and gripping, it’s very funny when appropriate, and the cast have really solid chemistry. Sophie Thatcher does an excellent job at conveying a range of emotions as her character slowly realizes what’s going on and goes through changes. The film leads to a very satisfying and bonkers climax where I almost stood up and clapped. It is a bit unfortunate that WB decided to unveil that key plot point in the film’s 2nd trailer, but luckily there are quite a few more surprising twists and turns. There’s very little room for complaint with the film itself honestly, it’s one extra inspired twist away from being a 9/10 movie. Definitely an early Top 10 of 2025 candidate.

8.5/10

[John1701D]

I knew we should have chose this instead of Flight Risk.

[acroyear2]

Originally Posted by VictoryAtNight

Book Of Love - Boy (Official Music Video) - YouTube
They played this song twice and I was immediately hooked! I went home searching for this song. Found it!!

As someone of a "certain age" I remember that song when I was young, though now I can see why I never saw the video on MTV