Editing Companion

{{Infobox film
| image          = Companion (2025) poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = Drew Hancock
| writer         = Drew Hancock
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Zach Cregger]]
* [[Roy Lee]]
* Raphael Margules
* [[J. D. Lifshitz]]
}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Sophie Thatcher]]
* [[Jack Quaid]]
* [[Lukas Gage]]
* [[Megan Suri]]
* [[Harvey Guillén]]
* [[Rupert Friend]]
}}
| cinematography = Eli Born
| editing        = {{Plainlist|
* Brett W. Bachman
* Josh Ethier
}}
| music          = [[Hrishikesh Hirway]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* [[New Line Cinema]]
* BoulderLight Pictures
* [[Vertigo Entertainment]]
* Subconscious
}}
| distributor    = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| released       = 
| runtime        = 97 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=''Companion'' (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/8B5A39DA003B5E53 |date=November 20, 2024 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Irish Film Classification Office]]}}</ref>
| country        = {{USA}}
| language       = English
| budget         = $10 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Warner Bros Shook Up Its Feature Exec Ranks As It Braces For An Auteur-Driven 2025 Slate|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=January 15, 2025|access-date=15 January 2025|url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/warner-bros-executive-exits-2025-movies-1236256895/}}</ref>
| gross          = 
|release={{Film date|2025|01|31}}|rating={{R}} <small>for strong violence, sexual content, and language throughout.</small>}}
'''''Companion''''' is an American thriller comedy film written and directed by Drew Hancock and produced by Zach Cregger, Raphael Margules and J. D. Lifshitz. The film stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén and Rupert Friend.

''Companion'' was released in the United States by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on January 31, 2025.

==Premise==
A weekend getaway turns bloody and violent when a subservient android that's built for human companionship goes haywire.

==Cast==
*Sophie Thatcher as Iris
*Jack Quaid as Josh
*Lukas Gage as Patrick
*Megan Suri as Kat
*Harvey Guillén as Eli
*Rupert Friend as Sergey
*Matt McCarthy as Sid

==Production==
In February 2023, it was reported that the film was in the works from [[New Line Cinema]] with a script from Drew Hancock, who was also directing, and with Zach Cregger, Raphael Margules, J. D. Lifshitz and Roy Lee producing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3749524/companion-zach-cregger-producing-mysterious-horror-movie-for-new-line/|title='Companion' – Zach Cregger Producing Mysterious Horror Movie for New Line|website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|first=John|last=Squires|date=February 1, 2023|access-date=May 15, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515033923/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3749524/companion-zach-cregger-producing-mysterious-horror-movie-for-new-line/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2023, it was announced that Jack Quaid had joined the film's cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3763602/companion-jack-quaid-starring-in-mysterious-sci-fi-horror-movie-from-barbarian-team/|title='Companion' – Jack Quaid Starring in Mysterious Sci-fi Horror Movie from 'Barbarian' Team|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=May 25, 2023|access-date=May 15, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515034941/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3763602/companion-jack-quaid-starring-in-mysterious-sci-fi-horror-movie-from-barbarian-team/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, it was announced that Harvey Guillén, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Sophie Thatcher and Rupert Friend had been added to the film's cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3764730/companion-harvey-guillen-and-more-join-sci-fi-horror-movie-from-barbarian-team/|title='Companion' – Harvey Guillén and More Join Sci-fi Horror Movie from 'Barbarian' Team|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=May 15, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515035205/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3764730/companion-harvey-guillen-and-more-join-sci-fi-horror-movie-from-barbarian-team/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release==
''Companion'' is scheduled to be released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] on January 31, 2025. The film is also set be released in [[IMAX]]. It was previously scheduled to be released on January 10, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3812467/new-lines-companion-from-barbarian-team-releasing-in-2025/|title=New Line's 'Companion' from 'Barbarian' Team Releasing in 2025|website=Bloody Disgusting|first=John|last=Squires|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=May 15, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515033651/https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3812467/new-lines-companion-from-barbarian-team-releasing-in-2025/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film was presented at multiple secret film screenings held across the United States on January 27, 2025.

==Reception==
===Critical response===
[[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports a 91% approval rating from 57 critics, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The Critic's Consensus reads, "A fiendishly clever contraption that doesn't rest on the laurels of its twists, Companion thrillingly puts the demented into domestic bliss." [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, reports a score of 75 out of 100, from 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.findyourcompanion.com/|Official website}}
* {{IMDb title|26584495}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|companion_2025}}

[[Category:2025 films]]
[[Category:2020s American films]]
[[Category:2020s English-language films]]
[[Category:2020s psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:2025 thriller films]]
[[Category:American psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:American romance films]]
[[Category:American romantic thriller films]]
[[Category:Films produced by Roy Lee]]
[[Category:New Line Cinema films]]
[[Category:Vertigo Entertainment films]]
[[Category:Warner Bros. films]]
[[Category:English-language thriller films]]
[[Category:Rated R]]
[[Category:Films starring Jack Quaid]]