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We're All Going to the World's Fair

Play trailer 1:53 Poster for We're All Going to the World's Fair Released Apr 15, 2022 1h 26m Horror Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Late on a cold night somewhere in the U.S., teenage Casey (Anna Cobb in her feature debut) sits alone in her attic bedroom, scrolling the internet under the glow-in-the-dark stars and black-light posters that blanket the ceiling. She has finally decided to take the World's Fair Challenge, an online role-playing horror game, and embrace the uncertainty it promises. After the initiation, she documents the changes that may or may not be happening to her, adding her experiences to the shuffle of online clips available for the world to see. As she begins to lose herself between dream and reality, a mysterious figure reaches out, claiming to see something special in her uploads.

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Narratively challenging and visually haunting, We're All Going to the World's Fair adds a uniquely ambitious and unsettling entry to the crowded coming-of-age genre.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Jane Schoenbrun’s debut is a brilliantly eerie study of a lonely teenager who takes part in a viral challenge. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) I feel like I absorbed "We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” at a subcutaneous level and will be feeling its effects for some time to come. Rated: 3/4 Dec 9, 2022 Full Review Tom Shone The Times (UK) It’s thinly sketched and a bit too arty, but Cobb, in her first feature, is harrowing. Rated: 3/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review William Stottor Flick Feast For the most part, We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is a suitably creepy journey with some memorable imagery, and by the end it warps into something beautiful about acceptance, both of oneself and of others. Rated: 3/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Daniel Allen Loud and Clear Reviews We’re All Going to the World’s Fair is an effective and disturbing horror film. With their DIY digital style, Jane Schoenbrun creates a film that is deliberately paced and unsettling in equal measure. Rated: 4/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix It’s not really a horror movie but more like a psychological drama about the effects of a mysterious online video challenge. Anna Cobb gives a compelling performance in this slow-paced movie. May 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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EMILY If you were into the creepypasta scene as a kid, it brings back a lot of elements of growing up in that world online. Its subtle in the best of ways while being genuinely scary at some points. Either way it's an interesting watch that brings you back to 2013 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/22 Full Review Chloe B Description makes it seem like such a great movie. Beginning made it seem scary. Was bored the whole movie. I watched the whole thing because i thought something was gonna happen. They basically teased a school shooting perspective from the girl, and then nothing. EVER. HAPPENED. Dont waste your time unless you like watching stuff where nothing interesting happens. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/26/25 Full Review Audience Member i like the soundtrack and the also found footage vibe it is pretty skin crawling but not scary Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review Audience Member this is why you dont participate in online trends Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/02/25 Full Review Kimberly G This movie was such a disappointment. It was on a few horror movie lists and my husband and I finally watched it. He fell asleep. I finished it and it was a waste of time. The only redeeming part of this film is the lead actress Anna Cobb's performance and the catchy Love in Winter song/sound design. The pace drags. The story goes nowhere and has an unclear conclusion. I watch a lot of horror movies, including indie art films. This just isn't good or engrossing. I would skip it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review Cee M Load of crap don't waste your time Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Late on a cold night somewhere in the U.S., teenage Casey (Anna Cobb in her feature debut) sits alone in her attic bedroom, scrolling the internet under the glow-in-the-dark stars and black-light posters that blanket the ceiling. She has finally decided to take the World's Fair Challenge, an online role-playing horror game, and embrace the uncertainty it promises. After the initiation, she documents the changes that may or may not be happening to her, adding her experiences to the shuffle of online clips available for the world to see. As she begins to lose herself between dream and reality, a mysterious figure reaches out, claiming to see something special in her uploads.
Director
Jane Schoenbrun
Producer
Sarah Winshall, Carlos Zozaya, Abby Harri
Screenwriter
Jane Schoenbrun
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
Flies Collective, Dweck Productions
Genre
Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 15, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 22, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA)
$45.0K
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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