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Z

Play trailer Poster for Z 2019,  1h 23m,  Horror/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 97% 30 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
97% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
When Beth and Kevin's eight-year-old son Joshua develops an imaginary Friend named Z, they think it's cute... But they soon realize just how wrong they are. Z becomes a terrible influence on Josh and their innocent son turns into someone they barely recognize. It's only when Beth starts uncovering her own past, that she learns that Josh's new friend Z, may not be so imaginary, after all.

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Katie Rife AV Club May 14, 2020
B-
[I]f you're looking to turn out all the lights, pull a blanket up under your chin, and jump several inches off your couch, there's a new bad-seed thriller to adopt today. Go to Full Review
Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting May 14, 2020
2.5/5
Based on the formulaic nature of the characters, the story goes precisely where you think it will. Yet if you're looking for something the brings the chills, this is it. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com May 6, 2020
2.5/4
It's one of those films that may be overly reliant on jump scares when you tally them all up, but I'd by lying if I didn't admit that a few of them legitimately made me jump. Go to Full Review
Ben Flanagan Vague Visages Feb 7, 2024
It makes for good quarantine viewing, but one wishes for a version of the film that does more to eke out the subtext from this well trodden ground. Go to Full Review
Alejandro Alemán El Universal Mar 31, 2021
The film manages a certain restraint and prefers to... suggest rather than show, generating tension that grows throughout the film. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Lindsay Traves Daily Dead Feb 23, 2021
3.5/5
What this film does accomplish is a new take on old scares. Go to Full Review
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Brandon Christensen

Director

Keegan Connor Tracy

Elizabeth Parsons

Jett Klyne

Joshua Parsons

Sean Rogerson

Kevin Parsons

Sara Canning

Jenna Montgomery

Stephen McHattie

Dr. Seager

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Z

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Movie Info

Synopsis When Beth and Kevin's eight-year-old son Joshua develops an imaginary Friend named Z, they think it's cute... But they soon realize just how wrong they are. Z becomes a terrible influence on Josh and their innocent son turns into someone they barely recognize. It's only when Beth starts uncovering her own past, that she learns that Josh's new friend Z, may not be so imaginary, after all.
Director
Brandon Christensen
Screenwriter
Brandon Christensen, Colin Minihan
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 8, 2020
Runtime
1h 23m
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