Appofeniacs

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Amused by exploiting our instinct to believe what we see and hear, Duke (Aaron Holliday) treats deepfakes like a contagious party trick. Not because he has something to prove, but simply because he can. Soon blood starts to spill, but Duke isn't the one who has to clean it up. Intersecting storylines catch the fallout of Duke's petty pastime: Poppy (Simran Jehani), heading into the desert for a weekend of cosplay and foreplay; Clinto Binto (Sean Gunn), a legend in the scene with a reputation too expensive to fake; and Lazzy (Paige Searcy), a stranger who picks the wrong line, the wrong coffee shop, and the wrong day to argue. Paranoia. Confirmation bias. Baseless certainty. We're all APPOFENIACS. When anyone's version of the truth can be created with the tap of a finger, the horror isn't the lie. It's what happens when people believe it.

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Jared Mobarak

Hey, Have You Seen ...?

1 day ago

7/10

I would have loved some actual commentary about the danger of deepfakes with the wild romp born from the damage they inflict on the concept of reality, but I can’t say I wasn’t invested in the resulting rabbit hole.

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

5 days ago

Appofeniacs is a movie with a pretty good idea at its center, but unfortunately not many good ideas about what to do with it.

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Andrew Mack

ScreenAnarchy

Oct 2, 2026

Built for anyone who misses the grunge, the fast dialogue, and the moral ambiguity of 1990s indie cinema. ... An easy recommendation if you want a thriller that handles nostalgia without losing its edge.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Oct 2, 2026

4/5

... a brutally pessimistic perspective on the rise of technology that’s chilling because of its terrible accuracy.

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Connor Petrey

Pop Culture Leftovers

Sep 30, 2026

Darkly satirical, things get out of hand in a rush as there is no escape for anyone from technology for its anxiety-inducing 90 minute runtime.

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Amelia Emberwing

Pickety Witch

Jun 24, 2026

3/5

There's very little new to say so far as warnings about A.I. and deepfakes are concerned, but Appofeniacs isn't too worried about saying anything new so far as it's highlighting an ongoing problem with the technology in spectacular fashion.

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Juandi

8 hrs ago

This movie was hard to sit through. I went in blind so I had zero expectations of anything & walked out of the theater so confused. From the bad acting, to all the randomness throughout, to the comedy that never landed & the very cringy first half this was a mess. It sort of picked up the last 20 minutes but by then it was way too late.

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Chris P

1 day ago

I waa not able to see it.

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Kurt E

2 days ago

A highly possible slice of life in 2026

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Luke

2 days ago

Acting was subpar and had a lot of potential but felt like it was the most randomest violenttest plot possible

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D Moon

3 days ago

Raw multithreaded tale. Quite a bit violent.

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Kenneth P

Oct 3, 2026

I wanted to like this movie, but it was all over the place. Characters were introduced, who seemed important to the plot, but were quickly forgotten. Story beats introduced, but also quickly forgotten. Maybe that was the point? I couldn't tell. This is a great movie to play in the background while you're doing something else

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Chris Marrs Piliero

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Sean Gunn

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Paige Searcy

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Amused by exploiting our instinct to believe what we see and hear, Duke (Aaron Holliday) treats deepfakes like a contagious party trick. Not because he has something to prove, but simply because he can. Soon blood starts to spill, but Duke isn't the one who has to clean it up. Intersecting storylines catch the fallout of Duke's petty pastime: Poppy (Simran Jehani), heading into the desert for a weekend of cosplay and foreplay; Clinto Binto (Sean Gunn), a legend in the scene with a reputation too expensive to fake; and Lazzy (Paige Searcy), a stranger who picks the wrong line, the wrong coffee shop, and the wrong day to argue. Paranoia. Confirmation bias. Baseless certainty. We're all APPOFENIACS. When anyone's version of the truth can be created with the tap of a finger, the horror isn't the lie. It's what happens when people believe it.

Director: Chris Marrs Piliero
Producer: Jared Iacino, Chris Marrs Piliero, Andrew Panay
Screenwriter: Chris Marrs Piliero
Distributor: Magenta Light Studios
Production Co: Odin's Eye Entertainment
Rating: R (Suicide|Some Drug Use|Grisly Images|Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 2, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 29m

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