Daniel Isn't Real (2019)

61% User Rating

1h 41min

"But he's coming out to play."

After witnessing traumatic violence as an 8-year-old boy, Luke creates an imaginary friend named Daniel who leads him into a world of fantasy allowing him to escape. After Daniel tricks Luke into doing something terrible, Luke is forced to lock Daniel away and forget his only friend.

Adam Egypt MortimerDirector

Cast

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Miles Robbins

Luke Nightingale

Patrick Schwarzenegger

Daniel

Sasha Lane

Cassie

Mary Stuart Masterson

Claire

Chukwudi Iwuji

Dr. Cornelius Braun

Hannah Marks

Sophie

Chase Sui Wonders

Makayla

Katie Chang

Barista

Jamar Greene

Campus Security Guard

Cara Ronzetti

Joelle

Michael Cuomo

James

Andrew Bridges

Richard

Madeleine Mfuru

Cop

Nathan Chandler Reid

Young Daniel

Daniel Marconi

John Thigpen

Rosanne Ma

Professor Abelard

Lynn Marocola

FDNY Paramedic (uncredited)

Reviews (2)

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SWITCH.

Rating 70%

December 10, 2019

‘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