Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- irreverent
- witty
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- group genre movie night
What critics said
Critics found the premise and occasional humor promising but broadly viewed the film as an uneven, conventional horror comedy whose appeal depends heavily on Lucas Neff's performance.
What sets it apart
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The fear company constructs personalized horror experiences while the story repeatedly blurs performance, narrative control, and genuine danger.
Joe and his friends voluntarily purchase a service that turns their greatest fears into personalized attractions.
The film pairs slacker-bro banter and irreverent humor with escalating threats and disturbing horror scenarios.
The characters' familiar social environment is transformed into a personalized maze of fear by the commercial horror operation.
Films like Fear, Inc., and why
Cabin in the Woods
self-aware horror comedy built around escalating fear scenarios and genre convention play
Funny Games
comedic horror about friends trapped in an apparently scripted nightmare with meta-fictional tension
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
irreverent horror comedy combining frightened young adults, genre references, and violent practical scares
Brainscan
interactive-feeling psychological horror premise where characters question whether the danger is staged or real
Movie Details
- Director
- Vincent Masciale
- Release Date
- 2016-04-15
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (208)
Cast
- Lucas Neff
- Caitlin Stasey
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette
- Stephanie Drake
- Mark Moses
- Abigail Breslin
- Richard Riehle
- Naomi Grossman
- Ashlynn Yennie
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- 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 Fear, Inc. about?
- A horror obsessive's paid thrill spirals into a darkly comic ordeal when a fear-for-hire company turns his friends' nightmares into reality.
- What is Fear, Inc. like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fear, Inc. as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fear, Inc. violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Fear, Inc. as brutal.
- What did critics think of Fear, Inc.?
- Critics found the premise and occasional humor promising but broadly viewed the film as an uneven, conventional horror comedy whose appeal depends heavily on Lucas Neff's performance.
- Which films are like Fear, Inc.?
- Films with a similar feel include Cabin in the Woods, Funny Games, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, and Brainscan.
- How long is Fear, Inc.?
- Fear, Inc. runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fear, Inc.?
- In United States, Fear, Inc. streams on Philo.
