Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- tense
- halloween night
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics generally found the film competently acted and intermittently creepy but too derivative and unable to expand its screen-based premise into consistently effective feature-length scares.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The creature exploits Oliver's phone and tablet to cross into the family's physical world.
Oliver's loneliness and difficulty connecting make him especially receptive to the creature's promise of friendship.
Oliver seeks comfort through his ever-present devices, which the creature then weaponizes against him.
Sarah and Marty must fight the monster to save Oliver from the threat beyond the screen.
Films like Come Play, and why
The Babadook
shared supernatural horror, parental fear, child endangerment, and grief-driven creature menace
Lights Out
shared technology-based supernatural horror, compact pacing, and escalating creature attacks
Host
shared screen-mediated supernatural threat, claustrophobic suspense, and contemporary domestic setting
Movie Details
- Director
- Jacob Chase
- Release Date
- 2020-10-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (773)
Cast
- Gillian Jacobs
- John Gallagher Jr.
- Azhy Robertson
- Winslow Fegley
- Jayden Marine
- Gavin MacIver-Wright
- Dalmar Abuzeid
- Eboni Booth
- Rachel Wilson
- Alana-Ashley Marques
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus
- 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 Come Play about?
- A lonely boy’s screen-bound search for friendship unleashes a supernatural creature that forces his parents into a desperate rescue.
- What is Come Play like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Come Play as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Come Play violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Come Play as mild.
- What did critics think of Come Play?
- Critics generally found the film competently acted and intermittently creepy but too derivative and unable to expand its screen-based premise into consistently effective feature-length scares.
- Which films are like Come Play?
- Films with a similar feel include The Babadook, Lights Out, and Host.
- How long is Come Play?
- Come Play runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Come Play?
- In United States, Come Play streams on Peacock Premium, YouTube TV, Peacock Premium Plus.
