Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- visceral
- surreal
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performances committed and the sports critique potentially provocative, but judged the film uneven, tonally confused, and increasingly excessive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cam's training with Isaiah links elite football performance to injury, coercion, ritual, and escalating physical cost.
Cam is invited to train by his legendary football idol Isaiah, whose charisma gradually curdles into menace.
The plot combines quarterback training and athletic celebrity with cult, religion, satanic imagery, ritual, and the horned fanatic.
The story foregrounds Cam's injuries, brain swelling, injections, and the frightening physical demands of becoming an elite athlete.
Films like HIM, and why
The Neon Demon
sports-centered horror that turns athletic competition and bodily discipline into psychological and physical terror
Get Out
satirical psychological horror using charismatic authority figures, identity pressure, and escalating bodily unease
Midsommar
ritualistic horror about a promising young person drawn into a charismatic, oppressive community
The Substance
visceral body horror built around performance, transformation, and disturbing institutional pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Justin Tipping
- Release Date
- 2025-09-18
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (461)
Cast
- Tyriq Withers
- Marlon Wayans
- Julia Fox
- Tim Heidecker
- Jim Jefferies
- Maurice Greene
- Indira G. Wilson
- Geron McKinley
- Heather Lynn Harris
- Don Benjamin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- 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 HIM about?
- A gifted quarterback’s invitation to train with his idol becomes a blood-soaked descent into occult athletic terror.
- What is HIM like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of HIM as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is HIM violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in HIM as graphic.
- What did critics think of HIM?
- Critics broadly found the performances committed and the sports critique potentially provocative, but judged the film uneven, tonally confused, and increasingly excessive.
- Which films are like HIM?
- Films with a similar feel include The Neon Demon, Get Out, Midsommar, and The Substance.
- How long is HIM?
- HIM runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch HIM?
- In United States, HIM streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
