We're All Going to the World's Fair

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We're All Going to the World's Fair

Released Apr 15, 2022

1h 26m

Horror

Drama

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

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Ty Burr

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Keith H

Horrible, no words to describe it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Lindsay B

It started good. (I was excited) It could have been amazing. But it just wasn’t. It dies an extremely slow death After stumbling upon this movie I was hoping for another Donnie Darko, but the crash and burn is epic, making it a must see just for that fact.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Adam B

As far as horror goes, "We're All Going to the World's Fair" might be just what I've been looking for for years. A small scale character study about extreme teenage loneliness and depression, with few characters and a central protagonist that I can relate with regarding my experiences in life. Definitely not a must watch for the average horror fan, as it is fairly lacking in anything regarding action. Its rewatch value is also rather low. But if you enjoy the very strange and very ambiguous horror, this one should bring what you want.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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acsdoug D

Oof, what a snoozer. I kept waiting for something interesting to happen. It never did.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Iris A

In the most disrespectful way, Wtaf. I was duped into watching this because I only saw the 91% critic review prior to watching. I do not understand this. The entire time I watched, I was like wtf am I watching? The ending was weird af. I do not understand all the Paranormal Activity references because this was nothing like that. This movie is terrible. Clearly only film geeks would like this and even then, there are much better things to watch. I have no idea what the heck this was. There was no reason to film this the way it was filmed and the story was all over the place and confusing. It was not disturbing or scary. The only way this would be a horror film would be if I was forced to watch it on repeat for hours. That would be psychological torture. Also, Paranormal Activity, much like The Blair Witch Project, was good for the time period. The movie itself is not good. The entire reason for its success was the marketing. The people who filmed and produced it did a great job. But that was a different time and both movies heavily relied on the way that they were marketed and released. This movie is nothing like them. There are many shows and movies that have done a phenomenal job of warning of the dangers of blending reality with fiction, especially with advancing technology, but this one heavily missed the mark.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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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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