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Until Dawn (2025) A year after her sister mysteriously disappears, Clover Paul and her friends travel to a remote mountain valley searching for answers. They find an abandoned visitor center, where they are stalked and gruesomely killed by a masked killer. But instead of dying, they wake up and relive the same terrifying night again. Trapped in a deadly time loop, the group faces new horrors with each repetition. As the night resets over and over, they realize they must survive until dawn — or face a fate worse than death.

Film Overview

• Title: Until Dawn
• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• Runtime: 103 minutes
• Genre: Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller
• Rating: R
• Language: English
• Country of Origin: United States
• Budget: $15 million
• Box Office Gross: $50.2 million worldwide

Production Details

• Director: David F. Sandberg (Lights Out, Annabelle: Creation)
• Screenwriters: Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) and Blair Butler (The Invitation)
• Producers: Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, David F. Sandberg, Lotta Losten, Roy Lee, Gary Dauberman, Mia Maniscalco
• Executive Producers: Charles Miller, Hermen Hulst
• Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre
• Editing: Michel Aller
• Music Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch
• Production Companies: Screen Gems, PlayStation Productions, Vertigo Entertainment, Coin Operated, Mangata
• Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing

Principal photography commenced on August 5, 2024, in Budapest, Hungary, and concluded on October 4, 2024. The film is based on the 2015 PlayStation video game of the same name by Supermassive Games and serves as a standalone story within the same universe.

Cast

• Ella Rubin as Clover Paul
• Michael Cimino as Max
• Odessa A’zion as Nina Riley
• Ji-young Yoo as Megan
• Belmont Cameli as Abe
• Maia Mitchell as Melanie Paul
• Peter Stormare as Dr. Alan J. Hill

Peter Stormare reprises his role as Dr. Hill from the original video game. A photograph of Rami Malek’s character, Josh Washington, from the game appears in Dr. Hill’s office, connecting the film to the game’s universe.

Plot Synopsis

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappears, Clover Paul and her friends venture into a remote valley seeking answers. They discover an abandoned visitor center, where they are stalked by a masked killer and gruesomely murdered one by one. However, they awaken to find themselves reliving the same night. Trapped in a time loop, each iteration presents a new, more terrifying threat. With hope dwindling, the group realizes they have a limited number of deaths before a permanent transformation occurs, and their only escape is to survive until dawn.

Music

The film’s score is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch, known for his work on It and Blade Runner 2049. The music enhances the film’s suspenseful and eerie atmosphere, complementing the horror elements.

Themes and Style

Until Dawn explores themes of survival, guilt, and the consequences of choices. The film incorporates various horror subgenres, including slasher, supernatural, body horror, and found footage, offering a diverse and unsettling experience. The time loop mechanic adds a psychological layer, as characters confront their fears repeatedly, each time facing different horrors.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics, holding a 53% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a score of 47 on Metacritic. Audience response was similarly mixed, with a CinemaScore of C+ and a PostTrak audience score of 63%.