Afraid
Afraid is a 2024 American science fiction horror film written, produced and directed by Chris Weitz. Produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Jason Blum and Weitz through their Blumhouse Productions and Depth of Field banners respectively, alongside Andrew Miano, the film stars John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu, Lukita Maxwell, Ashley Romans, Greg Hill, Riki Lindhome, David Dastmalchian, and Keith Carradine. Its plot follows a family whose smart home AI increasingly interjects itself into their lives.
Plot
Maude, Henry and their daughter Aimee have a new digital family assistant A.I. program called AIA. However, the program begins ignoring Maude's commands after Aimee goes missing, and when Maude goes to check an unlocked door, she is attacked by an unseen stranger.
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| author | Chris Weitz |
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| director | Chris Weitz |
| editor | Priscilla Nedd-Friendly Tim Alverson |
| genre | horror science fiction |
| keywords | a.i. act alan chikin chow algorithm anxiety disorder artificial intelligence atrial fibrillation attack break in breathe compute computer engineering cyberspace deepfake disturb end engineer family hostage hack house internet kidnap law enforcement lightning market mask motel room new life quantum computing search self-awareness sex video swat swat team teenage daughter wait youtube |
| musicBy | Alex Weston |
| producer | Andrew Miano Chris Weitz Jason Blum |
| productionCompany | Blumhouse Productions Columbia Pictures Depth of Field |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles |
| theme | science fiction horror |