Dear David

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Dear David

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2023,

1h 35m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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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 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.

Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

Nov 1, 2023

It's never that scary, it's never that funny, and ultimately it's never that engaging.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

Oct 15, 2023

1/4

This hastily cobbled-together attempt to ride the coattails of a 5-year-old viral success isn’t a movie, it’s “content.”

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

Oct 13, 2023

1/4

Something is lost in moving “Dear David” from its native digital platform.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Nov 20, 2023

Dear David is what happens when misguided filmmakers think a social media fad story can be made into a movie that a lot of people weren't asking for in the first place. This pointless horror flick is boring, jumbled, and a complete waste of time.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Nov 13, 2023

D

It delivers the usual tropes expected from a ghost story, but it would have been just as exciting if Adam could have filmed himself sleeping.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Nov 5, 2023

3/5

A peculiar mixture of comedy, "true story," and horror, this movie from director John McPhail wobbles to and fro but somehow never topples and is all the more likable as a result.

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John McPhail

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Andrea Bang

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René Escobar Jr.

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Cameron Nicoll

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Synopsis

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 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.

Director: John McPhail
Producer: Richard Alan Reid, Michael Philip, Jason Moring, Naysun Alae-Carew, Charlotte Walsh
Screenwriter: Mike Van Waes
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: CR8IV DNA, Lionsgate, Buzzfeed Studios, Rideback, BuzzFeed Motion Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2023, Limited
Runtime: 1h 35m

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