Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized an effective premise and disturbing voyeuristic atmosphere but found the execution poorly constructed and implausible.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gerald rigs the newlyweds' home with hidden cameras and watches them through a closed-circuit system.
Gerald's role as the couple's landlord gives him physical access to their home and enables his obsessive exploitation.
Viewers see Gerald's surveillance operation while Ryan and Claire continue living in the compromised house without understanding its scope.
The couple's new home, including intimate moments and marital conflict, is transformed into Gerald's private spectacle.
Films like 13 Cameras, and why
The Voyeur
shares voyeuristic surveillance horror, domestic intrusion, and escalating psychological dread
Peeping Tom
shares invasive observation, sexualized voyeurism, and morally disturbing thriller tension
Paranormal Activity
shares found-footage aesthetics, technological surveillance, and claustrophobic home invasion fear
The Resident
shares predatory obsession, domestic vulnerability, and grim psychological horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Victor Zarcoff
- Release Date
- 2016-04-15
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (170)
Cast
- Brianne Moncrief
- PJ McCabe
- Neville Archambault
- Sean Carrigan
- Sarah Baldwin
- Jim Cummings
- Heidi Niedermeyer
- Andy Gould
- Ethan Rosenberg
- DeForrest Taylor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 13 Cameras about?
- A pregnant newlywed couple discover that their unsettling landlord has turned their rented home into a private surveillance theater.
- What is 13 Cameras like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 13 Cameras as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 13 Cameras violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in 13 Cameras as moderate.
- What did critics think of 13 Cameras?
- Critics broadly recognized an effective premise and disturbing voyeuristic atmosphere but found the execution poorly constructed and implausible.
- Which films are like 13 Cameras?
- Films with a similar feel include The Voyeur, Peeping Tom, Paranormal Activity, and The Resident.
- How long is 13 Cameras?
- 13 Cameras runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch 13 Cameras?
- In United States, 13 Cameras streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
