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## 🎬 *Until Dawn (2025) – A Bold Horror Adaptation of the Cult Video Game
**Until Dawn (2025), directed by **David F. Sandberg** and released on April 25, 2025, reinvents the beloved 2015 PlayStation game as a standalone horror-thriller film. Produced by Screen Gems and Sony/PlayStation Productions, this adaptation keeps the core spirit of the source material—moral choices and brutal consequences—while delivering a fresh, time-loop story featuring a new cast led by **Ella Rubin**, **Michael Cimino**, **Odessa A’zion**, and horror veteran **Peter Stormare** reprising his iconic role as Dr. Hill ([Wikipedia][1]).
### 🧩 Plot Synopsis
The film follows **Clover** (Ella Rubin) and her friends as they investigate her missing sister, **Melanie**, in a remote mountain valley. When night falls, they become trapped inside a supernatural time loop—forced to relive the same deadly evening with each iteration featuring a different masked killer or monster. With limited chances and death lurking in every corner, they must survive until dawn to escape the terror ([Wikipedia][1]).
### 🔍 What’s Different from the Game?
* **Original storyline & characters**: While referencing core elements like the wendigo mythology and Dr. Hill, the film introduces fresh characters and narrative arcs ([Begeek][2]).
* **Time-loop structure**: Each night resets with new horror subgenres—slasher, supernatural, body-horror, even found footage—keeping audiences guessing and characters on edge ([Polygon][3]).
* **Limited resurrections**: Unlike “Groundhog Day” style loops, death isn’t endless. Survivors exhaust limited chances, adding urgency and tension .
### 🎭 Cast & Crew
* **Ella Rubin** as Clover
* **Michael Cimino**, **Odessa A’zion**, **Belmont Cameli**, **Ji‑young Yoo**, **Maia Mitchell**, **Peter Stormare** as Dr. Hill ([Wikipedia][1])
* Produced by a seasoned horror team: Screenwriters Gary Dauberman & Blair Butler, composer **Benjamin Wallfisch**, and cinematographer **Maxime Alexandre** ([Wikipedia][1]).
### 💰 Box Office & Critical Reception
* **Budget:** \$15 million; **Worldwide gross:** \$53.6 million ([Wikipedia][1]).
* **Rotten Tomatoes:** 53% critic score; 67% audience score .
* Reviews are mixed: praised for inventive concept but criticized for repetitive structure and occasional clichés ([Rotten Tomatoes][4]).
### 🎯 Why You Should Watch It
1. **Diverse horror styles** – Each time loop delivers a fresh nightmare scenario .
2. **Faithful yet creative adaptation** – References the original while expanding the universe for newcomers ([Begeek][2]).
3. **Strong horror credentials** – With David F. Sandberg directing and a crew seasoned in horror, the film delivers tense atmospheres and shocking scenes ([Begeek][2]).
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