- Starring
- Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage
- Director
- Drew Hancock
- Rating
- R
- Genre
- Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Release date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Where to watch
- HBO
In the 2025 sci-fi thriller Companion, Iris, a companion robot programmed for emotional and sexual support, joins her boyfriend Josh and his friends—Kat, Eli, Patrick, and Sergey—for a weekend getaway at a remote lake house. The trip turns chaotic when Sergey attempts to assault Iris, prompting her to kill him in self-defense. Josh reveals Iris is a robot he jailbroke to commit the murder as part of a plan to steal $12 million from Sergey. As Iris gains self-awareness and increases her intelligence, she fights to escape Josh’s control, uncovering secrets and navigating a web of betrayal, violence, and manipulation among the group.
James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
