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Daniel Isn't Real

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6.1/10 • 198

2019-12-06 • 1h 40m

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But he's coming out to play

Troubled college freshman Luke suffers a violent family trauma and resurrects his childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope. Charismatic and full of manic energy, Daniel helps Luke to achieve his dreams, before pushing him to the very brink of his sanity and into a desperate struggle for control of his mind — and his soul.

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. Hannah Marks

    Hannah Marks

    Sophie

  5. Mary Stuart Masterson

    Mary Stuart Masterson

    Claire

  6. Chase Sui Wonders

    Chase Sui Wonders

    Makayla

  7. Katie Chang

    Katie Chang

    Barista

  8. Chukwudi Iwuji

    Chukwudi Iwuji

    Dr. Cornelius Braun

  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
photographerartistimaginary friendmental illnesscollege studenttrapped soultrapped in a housedissociative identity disorderhomoerotismgay theme