Assimilate
Three young filmmakers investigate a quiet town where murdered neighbors return as flawless, inhuman replicas.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- eerie
- paranoid
- late night horror
- teen horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film lively and unpretentious despite its familiar premise and thin story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Kayla, Zach, and Randy discover that people in their town are being killed and replaced by perfect copies.
The three friends create a web series and use their video diaries while investigating the town's strange changes.
The creatures reproduce victims as indistinguishable copies, creating fear that personal identity can be overwritten.
A sleepy town becomes increasingly out of sorts as screams, disappearances, and suspicious behavior reveal an invasion beneath everyday life.
Films like Assimilate, and why
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
small-town alien replacement horror with young protagonists and escalating paranoia
The Faculty
teen-centered science fiction horror built around imitation, identity loss, and mistrust of familiar people
The Invasion
contained alien-invasion thriller emphasizing ordinary communities, suspense, and body-replacement fears
Movie Details
- Director
- John Murlowski
- Release Date
- 2019-05-24
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (304)
Cast
- Andi Matichak
- Cam Gigandet
- Calum Worthy
- Jessica Medina
- Joel Courtney
- Katherine McNamara
- Mason McNulty
- John Murlowski
- Terry Dale Parks
- Vito Viscuso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, 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 Assimilate about?
- Three young filmmakers investigate a quiet town where murdered neighbors return as flawless, inhuman replicas.
- What is Assimilate like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Assimilate as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Assimilate violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Assimilate as moderate.
- What did critics think of Assimilate?
- Critics broadly found the film lively and unpretentious despite its familiar premise and thin story.
- Which films are like Assimilate?
- Films with a similar feel include Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Faculty, and The Invasion.
- How long is Assimilate?
- Assimilate runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Assimilate?
- In United States, Assimilate streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
