Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- paranoid
- tense
- late night horror
- supernatural thriller night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film ambitious in its socially aware themes but underdeveloped in connecting them to its supernatural thrills.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The supernatural attacks are connected to socially aware themes involving policing and racial injustice.
Renee discovers that footage of her colleague's death plays only for her eyes, making the body-camera recording central to the mystery.
Renee follows the unexplained deaths of fellow officers while trying to identify the force behind them.
Traffic stops, police work, colleagues, and body-camera footage form the everyday institutional setting for the supernatural threat.
Films like Body Cam, and why
The First Purge
supernatural horror investigation centered on police officers and institutional violence
Candyman
urban supernatural thriller combining racial injustice with a haunting threat
Fallen
police-centered horror thriller with escalating attacks and grim atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Malik Vitthal
- Release Date
- 2020-05-19
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (449)
Cast
- Mary J. Blige
- Nat Wolff
- David Zayas
- Anika Noni Rose
- David Warshofsky
- Ian Casselberry
- Philip Fornah
- Lara Grice
- Demetrius Grosse
- Alfonzo Walker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- 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 Body Cam about?
- A police officer investigates grisly killings that seem tied to a supernatural force only she can see through body-camera footage.
- What is Body Cam like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Body Cam as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Body Cam violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Body Cam as graphic.
- What did critics think of Body Cam?
- Critics generally found the film ambitious in its socially aware themes but underdeveloped in connecting them to its supernatural thrills.
- Which films are like Body Cam?
- Films with a similar feel include The First Purge, Candyman, and Fallen.
- How long is Body Cam?
- Body Cam runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Body Cam?
- In United States, Body Cam streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
