Stay Alive
A group of young gamers must defeat a deadly supernatural game before its virtual deaths become their real ones.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- eerie
- campy
- late night horror marathon
- teen movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as a formulaic teen horror film that wastes its promising video-game premise and fails to generate convincing scares.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stay Alive links in-game deaths to real deaths, making the game the central supernatural mechanism.
The survivors discover that the game is based on Countess Elizabeth Bathory and seek her buried corpse.
The principal characters are young friends whose social gaming session turns into a supernatural survival crisis.
The game carries the Countess's evil from contemporary homes and gaming spaces to the Geronge Plantation.
Films like Stay Alive, and why
Final Destination
teen slasher horror built around a supernatural killer and a group of young friends confronting escalating deaths
Brainscan
horror centered on a cursed game-like mechanism where participants face lethal consequences tied to their actions
The Ring
supernatural teen horror that blends contemporary technology with an ancient murderous force
House of Wax
campy ensemble slasher with young characters, occult mythology, and a killer operating through an unusual set of rules
Movie Details
- Director
- William Brent Bell
- Release Date
- 2006-03-24
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (854)
Cast
- Jon Foster
- Samaire Armstrong
- Frankie Muniz
- Sophia Bush
- Jimmi Simpson
- Adam Goldberg
- Wendell Pierce
- Milo Ventimiglia
- Billy Slaughter
- Nicole Oppermann
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Stay Alive about?
- A group of young gamers must defeat a deadly supernatural game before its virtual deaths become their real ones.
- What is Stay Alive like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stay Alive as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Stay Alive violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Stay Alive as moderate.
- What did critics think of Stay Alive?
- Critics broadly regarded it as a formulaic teen horror film that wastes its promising video-game premise and fails to generate convincing scares.
- Which films are like Stay Alive?
- Films with a similar feel include Final Destination, Brainscan, The Ring, and House of Wax.
- How long is Stay Alive?
- Stay Alive runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stay Alive?
- In United States, Stay Alive is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
