Stay Alive

PG-13

Released Mar 24, 2006

1 hr. 25 min.

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

List

10%

59 Reviews

Tomatometer

56%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Teenagers decide to pass idle time by playing an online game that has a horror theme. But the action taking place on their computer screens becomes a terrifying reality when they realize that each time a character dies during the game, the figure's human overseer dies as well.

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Critics Consensus

A by-the-numbers teen horror flick, Stay Alive fails to exploit its premise for any real scares.

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KURU S

Questioning whether it would hold up for me and it truly did in the best way.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Fran K

Ready for the sequel let boot up this fucker!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Tour T

Such a gem love this director

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Nirvana D

Even though it doesn't have much surprises or scares its still a fun and very guilty pleasure to watch!!! Stay alive is anything but a rotten movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/05/23

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B L

Survival of the fittest but this isn't that. Super Entertaining!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Lex L

This movie was my favorite growing up I've watched it a lot recently I find it interesting creepy and original the story of Elizabeth Báthory is so intriguing and horrifying it's the perfect film for people who enjoy horror and video games

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/23

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William Brent Bell

Director

Frankie Muniz

Swink Sylvania

Adam Goldberg

Miller Banks

Milo Ventimiglia

Loomis Crowley

Samaire Armstrong

Abigail

Sophia Bush

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

One of those movies that thinks loud sounds and shaky cameras account for scares, and reminding of us of truly scary gaming experiences only amplifies its weaknesses.

Mar 24, 2007

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

There's a gothic backstory to all this, which makes no sense but looks pretty cool.

Mar 7, 2007

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Never has a title been more horribly at odds with the way you're actually going to feel while watching the movie.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 29, 2006

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

Any video game character is a better actor than the ones that work here. [Full Review in Spanish]

Feb 13, 2020

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

If Stay Alive teaches us anything, it's that videogames and horror films do not mix...at least in the same movie.

Mar 1, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a little needless brutality would've almost certainly elevated the proceedings, albeit temporarily...

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 17, 2006

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Synopsis

Teenagers decide to pass idle time by playing an online game that has a horror theme. But the action taking place on their computer screens becomes a terrifying reality when they realize that each time a character dies during the game, the figure's human overseer dies as well.

Director: William Brent Bell
Executive Producer: Becki Cross Trujillo, Douglas E. Hansen, Adam Del Deo
Screenwriter: William Brent Bell, Matthew Peterman
Distributor: Buena Vista
Production Co: Spyglass Entertainment, Endgame Entertainment, Wonderland Sound and Vision
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Sexual and Drug Content|Horror Violence|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 24, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.1M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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