Film

Come and Find Me

Name: Come and Find Me
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Released: 2016
Cast: Aaron Paul, Annabelle Wallis, Garret Dillahunt, Chris Chalk, Zachary Knighton

A paranoid thriller where Aaron Paul's boyfriend becomes obsessed with finding his vanished girlfriend, only to discover layers of deception he never saw coming. It's a twisty, claustrophobic puzzle-box that asks whether you can ever really know someone. For viewers who like their mysteries dark and their trust issues validated.

TMDb rating

2.8

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