Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- barbed
- grotesque
- unsettling
- midnight movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's provocative themes, barbed wit, and Elijah Wood's performance while noting its deliberately extreme tonal mixture.
What sets it apart
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Norval travels to reconnect with his estranged father but discovers deception, hostility, and lethal danger instead.
The film anchors brutal violence and torture in provocative, morbidly witty humor.
Norval is lured to his father's secluded waterfront home, where the scenic cove becomes the center of the nightmare.
The initial father-son reunion premise gives way to successive revelations about Gordon, Norval, and the people surrounding the house.
Films like Come to Daddy, and why
The Greasy Strangler
shares barbed dark comedy, escalating brutality, and an isolated domestic setting
The House That Jack Built
combines grotesque horror, absurd humor, and a fractured family dynamic
The Loved Ones
matches the film's comic violence, bizarre tonal shifts, and dysfunctional family horror
The Invitation
shares a contained setting, mystery-driven revelations, and increasingly disturbing violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Ant Timpson
- Release Date
- 2019-04-25
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (605)
Cast
- Elijah Wood
- Stephen McHattie
- Michael Smiley
- Madeleine Sami
- Martin Donovan
- Ona Grauer
- Garfield Wilson
- Simon Chin
- Ryan Beil
- Raresh DiMofte
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon 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 Come to Daddy about?
- A troubled young man’s attempt to reconcile with his estranged father mutates into a viciously comic coastal nightmare of secrets, violence, and damaged identity.
- What is Come to Daddy like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Come to Daddy as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Come to Daddy violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Come to Daddy as graphic.
- What did critics think of Come to Daddy?
- Critics broadly praised the film's provocative themes, barbed wit, and Elijah Wood's performance while noting its deliberately extreme tonal mixture.
- Which films are like Come to Daddy?
- Films with a similar feel include The Greasy Strangler, The House That Jack Built, The Loved Ones, and The Invitation.
- How long is Come to Daddy?
- Come to Daddy runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Come to Daddy?
- In United States, Come to Daddy streams on Philo, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
