Dream Eater

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Dream Eater

2025

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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During their holiday at a cabin deep in the snowy Laurentian mountains, Mallory documents her boyfriend Alex's violent parasomnia. When his sleepwalking gets worse, Mallory suspects the cause may be something far more sinister than a mere sleep disorder. Using her expertise as a documentary filmmaker, Mallory digs into Alex's shadowy past and begins to unravel a decades-long mystery steeped in trauma and the occult. As darkness closes in, an ancient evil awakens -- plunging the couple into a downward spiral of madness and horror that threatens to destroy more than just their relationship. By the time the end credits roll, DREAM EATER will have you questioning who you're really sleeping next to at night.

Beatrice Loayza

New York Times

Oct 24

Williams’s eerie performance flip flops from lovable goofball to raving ghoul, but Drumm’s artificial delivery only brings out the script’s clumsiness.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Oct 23

2.5/4

...“Dream Eater” hardly rewrites the found footage book, but it does know how to tell a good and quick little campfire story that features an ominous whistle that gave me a chill or two.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

Sep 20

3/5

A conventional found footage horror movie gets a creepy Lovecraftian twist.

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Stephanie Malone

Morbidly Beautiful

Nov 29

3.5/5

It’s not a game-changer, but its icy atmosphere, unnerving sound design, and intriguing mythology make this a worthwhile watch for found footage fans.

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Nov 23

If you are looking for a film where the girlfriend should have dumped the boyfriend and saved herself, but decides not to, see "Dream Eater" as a cautionary tale

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Maitland McDonagh

MaitlandOnMovies (Substack)

Nov 20

'Dream Eater' may trod familiar ground but it’s a tidy little story efficiently told.

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Linda

Oct 31

It claims to be scary yet it isnt

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dan g

Oct 29

My friend was jumping a ton! Based on true story weird!

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stephanie

Oct 27

A physiological jump scare movie

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Aimee C. M

Oct 27

So, the pacing killed me on this.. there are some cool creepy aspects but I don't know if I would say scary.. Sort of jump scares, but I feel like you see them coming. I was the only one in the theater so that made it a little bit more creepy for me which was cool vibes. I felt like it was predictable with how it ended.. From the previews, I thought it was going to be a little bit more shock value like him, actually putting his hand in the disposal.. i don't know I wanted to like this so much more. I like the whole idea of the horror section and i'm gonna continue to support and watch new movies that come out. I just hope they get better. The acting was decent though

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Sabrina

Oct 27

The actress was not good, but the movie was very enough.

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Ben

Oct 26

Please do not waste your money please do not waste your time that was abysmal an unimaginative mess of a movie eli Roth just finessed me and my gf out of $40 this was straight cheeks

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Synopsis

During their holiday at a cabin deep in the snowy Laurentian mountains, Mallory documents her boyfriend Alex's violent parasomnia. When his sleepwalking gets worse, Mallory suspects the cause may be something far more sinister than a mere sleep disorder. Using her expertise as a documentary filmmaker, Mallory digs into Alex's shadowy past and begins to unravel a decades-long mystery steeped in trauma and the occult. As darkness closes in, an ancient evil awakens -- plunging the couple into a downward spiral of madness and horror that threatens to destroy more than just their relationship. By the time the end credits roll, DREAM EATER will have you questioning who you're really sleeping next to at night.

Director: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams
Producer: Mallory Drumm, Thomas Chambers, Jay Drakulic, Alex Lee Williams
Screenwriter: Jay Drakulic, Mallory Drumm, Alex Lee Williams
Distributor: Iconic Events
Production Co: Blind Luck Pictures
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m