# Come to Daddy (2019)

> A troubled young man’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged father mutates into a viciously comic coastal nightmare of secrets, violence, and damaged identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/410515

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Ant Timpson
- Cast: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Michael Smiley, Madeleine Sami, Martin Donovan, Ona Grauer, Garfield Wilson, Simon Chin
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8816194/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: barbed, grotesque, unsettling, midnight movie night, dark comedy night

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