Come True

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Come True

2021

1h 45m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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91 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone) submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery. Dreams twist and nightmares come true in this mind-altering new work of science-fiction from Anthony Scott Burns (OUR HOUSE) that haunts the space between wakefulness and sleep. COME TRUE is an unforgettable cinematic dream well worth the submersion.

Critics Consensus

Well-acted and visually striking, Come True offers an eerily effective reminder of how the sleeping subconscious can be fertile ground for horror.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

05/03/2021

This thrifty psychological thriller comes so close to realizing its mindfuck potential that if you squint just right while streaming it, it looks a bit like a cult classic.

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

03/25/2021

C+

Burns' script is just as concerned with the weirdness of Sarah's waking life as it is the literal monsters that populate her dreams, and the filmmaker's ability to balance and juxtapose those two portions of the film only strengthen each section.

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (LAist)

03/22/2021

By the end, you're just like "Well okay, that was that."

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Brandon Stanwyck

InSession Film

07/15/2024

D

Unfortunately, Anthony Scott Burns chose to end Come True with a lazy, fatuous twist-for-the-sake-of-a-twist affront to everyone who’d just given him 100 minutes of their time.

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

07/21/2023

Come True is at its best when it lets us partake and discover these dark, startling dreams alongside the characters in a surreal world of unease, freight, and terror.

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

02/22/2023

With haunting visuals and striking cinematography, the film stands out for its impressive style.

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H Q

03/22/2021

The first 2 great acts certainly make up for the mediocre 3rd act. Just enjoy the trip.

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Heather S.

@frutigeraero2323 2d

The music is amazing, the visual effects are interesting, the main actress is great, and the story is captivating. Ignore the popcorn meter. People do not know what they are talking about. A must see.

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CARMEN S.

@RT12978800 May 17

This ending came out of nowhere. I held on to every minute of this excellent movie. I was totally emotional about the characters. Unknown classic for my love of horror genre.

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Lorde M.

@Lord_Fears Mar 20

Not too shabby. I do love a liminal ambience and the atmosphere was very surreal. The ending threw me for a loop and I’m a sucker for a good rabbit hole ( pause ) …🍷

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Art W

@RT34939170 Feb 26

I went into this one blind on Tubi, which has turned into my favorite place to discover interesting movies that I've never heard of before... So two thumbs up for Tubi as well! Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this flick. Part sci-fi, part horror with some tense spots and a little scary, but not the type of horror that makes you look away, hide your eyes, or cover your head with the blanket. The whole things is a slow-burn psychological thriller about dreams, dreams that are common to all of us. Once discovered, they can be dangerous, or so we think.. however the ending was unpredictable to me. I enjoyed it and if you like a slow burn with solid acting, a decent story and a very cool soundtrack, you should enjoy this one.

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Logan D

@Greynomad38 Jan 26

A homeless girl (Julia Sarah Stone) volunteers for a sleep study in order to have some funds. She begins to not only question the motives for the study but reality itself. Centered on dreams and sleep deprivation, Come True questions our epistemic certainty by twisting reality once we are comfortable in the narrative. I really enjoyed thinking about the ideas presented within but I think the film can be enjoyed simply as an unsettling sci-fi movie. The aural ambience provided by an electronic score enhances the experience of the haunting images representing dreams.

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Synopsis

Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah (Julia Sarah Stone) submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery. Dreams twist and nightmares come true in this mind-altering new work of science-fiction from Anthony Scott Burns (OUR HOUSE) that haunts the space between wakefulness and sleep. COME TRUE is an unforgettable cinematic dream well worth the submersion.

Director: Anthony Scott Burns
Producer: Steven Hoban, Mark Smith, Brent Kawchuk
Screenwriter: Anthony Scott Burns
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Copperheart Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 12, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.6K
Runtime: 1h 45m