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Daniel Isn't Real

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6.1/10 • 209

2019-12-06 • 1h 41m

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But he's coming out to play.

After witnessing traumatic violence as an 8-year-old boy, Luke creates an imaginary friend named Daniel who leads him into a world of fantasy allowing him to escape. After Daniel tricks Luke into doing something terrible, Luke is forced to lock Daniel away and forget his only friend.

Directors
Adam Egypt Mortimer
Editors
Brett W. Bachman

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  1. Miles Robbins

    Miles Robbins

    Luke Nightingale

  2. Patrick Schwarzenegger

    Patrick Schwarzenegger

    Daniel

  3. Sasha Lane

    Sasha Lane

    Cassie

  4. Mary Stuart Masterson

    Mary Stuart Masterson

    Claire

  5. Chukwudi Iwuji

    Chukwudi Iwuji

    Dr. Cornelius Braun

  6. Hannah Marks

    Hannah Marks

    Sophie

  7. Chase Sui Wonders

    Chase Sui Wonders

    Makayla

  8. Katie Chang

    Katie Chang

    Barista

  9. Jamar Greene

    Jamar Greene

    Campus Security Guard

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Dec 10, 2019

7/10

‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ (based off of Brian DeLeeuw’s novel ‘In This Way I Was Saved’) shares a lot of similarities with David Fincher's ‘Fight Club’, which followed a powerless office worker who happens to meet an assertive friend who helps him become more confident only for everything to get out of hand. I also kept thinking of Curtis Hanson’s underrated ‘Bad Influence’ with James Spader and Rob Lowe, Robert Mulligan’s ‘The Other’, Gregory Hoblit's 'Fallen', and Brad Anderson's 'Session 9'. ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ is a slickly directed, spooky and surprisingly empathetic film about the monsters that dwell in the human mind.
  • Jake Watt
Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-daniel-isnt-real-smart-and-sinister-psychological-horror

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$75,407.00
Keywords
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