COMPANION (2025)
Label: Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Region Code: Region-Free
Rating: R
Duration: 97 Minutes 5 Seconds
Audio: English Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1) with Optional English Subtitles
Video: HDR10 2160p Ultra HD Widescreen (2.39:1)
Director: Drew Hancock
Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend
In the sexbot A.I. thriller Companion (2025) the demure Iris (Sophie Thatcher, Yellowjackets) is the A.I. companion of Josh (Jack Quaid, The Boys), who arrives for a weekend getaway with his pals Kat (Megan Suri, It Lives Inside), Eli (Harvey Guillén, What We Do In The Shadows), and Eli's boy friend Patrick (Lukas Gage, Smile) at a gorgeous isolated lake house owned by Kat's Russian millionaire boyfriend Sergey (Rupert Friend, Asteroid City). The fun weekend turns deadly when Sergey winds up dead at the hands of Iris, which should never happen, as she is programmed to be harmless and subservient;. However, it seems Jack's decision to mod her programming proves to be troublesome, not just for Sergey, but to everyone gathered at the cabin, as dark secrets and motivations are revealed.
At just 97 minutes I found Companion to be refreshingly brisk and to the point, a bit thin on plot perhaps ,but the clever storytelling and funny yet still visceral take on A.I. mishaps and nice-guy geek misogyny is very timely and well-executed. Thatcher is wonderful as the demure A.I. sex bot who is made to realize that she is in fact a robot and that her memories of a meet-cute with Jack at a grocery store are a fiction of her programming, but with help from Jack's phone which allows her to raise her IQ and aggression levels so that she can rise above her station as an emotional support companion with zero agency into a fierce, independent and quite deadly woman makes for an enthralling watch full of twists and turns that sucked me in from start to finish. If you're a fan of films like Blink Twice, Don't Worry Darling, Ex Machina and M3GAN I think this sharp-witted flick about a sex bot who starts out subservient and demure, but through misadventure, gains more agency, much to the detriment of her human master and his pals is gonna be a hit.
Audio/Video: Companion (2025) arrives on 4K Ultra HD from Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment in 2160p UHD with HDR10 color-grading. The film looks terrific in it's native 4K presentation, obviously flawless with razor sharp detail, colors look fantastic, skin tones look natural, and depth and clarity are pleasing throughout. Audio comes by way of Dolby Atmos (TrueHD 7.1) with optional English subtitles, that track is nicely immersive, moments of gunfire, screams and action are handled with aplomb,
Extras include three brief EPK-style featurettes that are 5-6 minutes each. The single-disc release arrives in a standard keepcase with a single-sided wrap, inside there's a insert with a redemption code for a digital copy of the film.
Special Features:
- I Feel, Therefore I Am – Could a robot have more humanity than a human? Delve into the complex relationships at the heart of “Companion” with Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher. (5:43)
- Love, Eli – Harvey Guillén and Lukas Gage explore the fun, lighthearted relationship of Patrick and Eli. Explore their supposed first encounter at a costume party and how that develops into a unique love. (4:26)
- AI Horror - Director Drew Hancock breaks down the fusion of slasher and sci-fi elements in “Companion” and how this is the perfect recipe for the wild and unexpected horrors humans can inflict upon AI.
(5:09)
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