Okay, picture this: You’re finally back on the dating scene, dressed to impress, butterflies doing somersaults in your stomach. You sit across from a dreamy, smooth-talking stranger in a chic restaurant and—ping—your phone buzzes. A meme. Cute, right? Think again. That message might just be your one-way ticket to a nightmare. Welcome to Drop—the modern thriller where your smartphone is the scariest thing in the room.
Directed by Happy Death Day genius Christopher Landon (yes, the one who makes you laugh and scream), Drop is what happens when love meets terror in the age of tech. Produced by genre giants Blumhouse (M3GAN, Five Nights at Freddy’s) and Platinum Dunes (A Quiet Place), this film isn’t your average horror flick—it’s a ticking time bomb in your pocket, disguised as a notification.
Emmy-nominated Meghann Fahy (you know her from White Lotus and The Perfect Couple) plays Violet, a single mom dipping her toes back into the dating pool after years. Her date, Henry (played by Brandon Sklenar from It Ends with Us), seems like a total catch—until her phone starts serving up anonymous messages with very unromantic instructions. Like “do this or your son and sister get it” kind of unromantic.
Cue the suspense: a hooded stalker on her home security camera, cryptic orders she can’t ignore, and a final choice that’ll punch you in the gut—kill her charming date, or lose everything. I mean… what happened to just splitting dessert and awkward goodbyes?
With a killer cast including Violett Beane (Truth or Dare), Reed Diamond, and Gabrielle Ryan, plus a script from the twisted minds behind Truth or Dare and Fantasy Island, Drop is serving a five-course meal of tension, paranoia, and plot twists. It’s basically date night meets digital doom—and you will check your phone in the middle of the movie, but maybe with one eye closed.
Mark your calendars, mute your group chats, and don’t trust anything that pings—Drop hits screens across the region on 24 April 2025. Oh, and maybe rethink that Tinder date until after the credits roll.
Watch the trailer (if you dare).
