ACTION-THRILLER 'DROP' IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL, 4K UHD, BLU-RAY™ & DVD
- Movie Scene Canada
- Jun 30
- 6 min read
FOR THE FIRST TIME AT HOME, EXPERIENCE THE MIND-BENDING ACTION-THRILLER FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE HAPPY DEATH DAY FRANCHISE,
NOW WITH ALL-NEW BONUS CONTENT
From Blumhouse, producers of M3GAN, and Platinum Dunes, producers of A Quiet Place, comes DROP, the action-packed thriller that proves dating can be deadly. The “tightly plotted thrill ride” (IGN) will be available exclusively on digital platforms to own or rent tomorrow, April 29, 2025, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The blood-chilling action also debuts on 4K UHD and Blu-ray on June 10, 2025. Own DROP with never-before-seen bonus content featuring the filmmakers and cast discussing the making of the film, only when you purchase from participating retailers nationwide including Apple TV, Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu), Comcast Xfinity, Cox, Microsoft Movies & TV, and Movies Anywhere.
First dates can be rough. In this mind-bending action thriller from the director of Happy Death Day, they can also be deadly. Violet (Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus) is a widowed mother who has worked up the courage to go on her first date in years with a charming photographer named Henry. The cute couple’s killer chemistry is rudely interrupted by a series of anonymous drops to Violet’s phone showing a masked intruder entering her home and ordering her to follow a series of instructions. Violet must do exactly as she’s told or her loved ones will die. Her unseen tormentor’s final directive? Kill Henry.
From acclaimed director Christopher Landon (Happy Death Day franchise, Heart Eyes), DROP stars Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus,” Your Monster), Brandon Sklenar (“1923,” It Ends With Us), Violett Beane (“The Flash,” Truth or Dare), and Jeffery Self (“Search Party,” Spoiler Alert).
EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES WHEN YOU BUY AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:
A RECIPE FOR THRILLS: MAKING DROP - Join the cast and crew of DROP as they sort through the ingredients of this date gone wrong.
A PALATE FOR PANIC- Take a seat and devour the details that went into creating Palate, a film set that doubles as a fully operational restaurant.
KILLER CHEMISTRY - Join Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar as they discuss their characters’ first date and how they managed to keep Violet and Henry grounded throughout the escalation of events.
FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER LANDON
REVIEW BY: Darren Zakus // 4 OUT OF 5 STARS
Drop delivers a nail-biting, and at times hilarious, whodunit thriller led by a truly excellent Meghann Fahy, that lets Christopher Landon’s excellent directorial style make this thriller one unbelievably entertaining ride.
If there is one thing audiences have come to expect from Christopher Landon, it is pure entertainment. From the great horror comedies he has written and directed like the Happy Death Day films, putting a slasher spin on the romantic comedy by co-writing this year’s Heart Eyes, and giving us the body swap slasher Freaky that the genre had been missing for years, his films always pack a great mixture of laughter and shock. After being announced as the director for the latest Scream film and departing due to the behind the scenes drama, which was a dream project for Landon, he quickly boarded the latest Blumhouse thriller Drop alongside The White Lotus breakout star Meghann Fahy, and it's easy to see why. Not only does Drop allow Landon to unleash his full arsenal of directorial tricks that he has used previous projects to create his signature mixture of thrills and entertainment, but with Fahy slaying in the lead role, Drop becomes one exhilarating whodunnit that is the perfect date night movie for anyone couple looking to spice things up with some serious thrills.
We all have had bad first dates, but what recently widowed Violet experiences in Drop is truly taking the idea of a bad first date to the next level. Playing out as a deadly whodunnit as Violet tries to figure out which restaurant guest is the one sending threatening drop messages to her phone, coercing her to perform actions against her will, screenwriters Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach are playing with all the elements of the whodunit genre. Multiple potential suspects, each with a phone at their disposal and an off putting quality about them that could make them the perpetrator behind the messages, a secret that someone would commit murder to keep hidden, shocking events and the claustrophobic feeling due to all the security cameras in the restaurant, the stage is perfectly set for the story to unravel in. While it plays out in a straightforward manner and with a premise that requires the audience to check their logic at the door, what ensues over a quickly paced ninety-five minute runtime is one exciting and harrowing thriller. From moments of laughter as the awkwardness of the first date plays out and the quirky personalities restaurant inhabitants take centre stage, multiple red herrings as to who the individual sending Violet the drops is, making it nearly impossible to guess who it actually is; and a constant building of tension as the threats against Violet increase, Drop captures the essence of an old school Alfred Hitchcock thriller that makes for one wildly entertaining watch.
Lots of the film’s success is attributed to Fahy’s excellent leading performance as Violet. Capturing the jitters of app-based dating and returning to the dating world after the death of her husband, Fahy grounds the entire film with an honest performance of this single mother willing to do anything to save her son while also trying to outsmart the individual who has put her in this deadly situation. From an unbelievable charm and romantic spark with her co-star Brandon Sklenar, a tenacity and resourcefulness as she tries to outsmart the unknown restaurant guest sending her drops, and a true sense of terror and strength captured with her every facial expressions, Fahy is stellar from start to finish and proves herself the perfect casting choice for this lead role. Sklenar is wonderful as Violet’s date Henry, bringing a serious smoulder that creates instant fireworks between himself and Fahy, while also bringing a compassionate humility to his character that is a comforting presence in the film while also upping the stakes as you don’t want to Violet to follow through on what she is being forced to do.
Supporting Fahy and Sklenar as the various inhabitants of the restaurant are Gabrielle Ryan as the ever watchful bartender Cara, the hilarious Jeffrey Self as their waiter Matt who is on his first day of employment at the restaurant, Ed Weeks as the misogynistic pianist Phil, and the sweet Reed Diamond as Richard, the elderly man on a blind date. They’re all great in their roles, as is the rest of the supporting cast not previously touched upon, and in doing so, they all keep the audience guessing as to who is behind the drops as they ensure you can see the potential in every other individual Violet crosses paths with in that restaurant.
Being set almost exclusively in the restaurant, the set and set design plays an important role in influencing the tone of the film, and the set built to become the restaurant works wonders. Elegantly designed to create the high scale restaurant perfect for a romantic date, but specifically laid out to ensure that Violet and Henry are in plain sight of everyone else in the restaurant but where it is hard for them to spy on others without it being obvious fuels the tension of the story and gives the individual sending the drops the opportunity to hide in plain sight. When required, the sound design is effective and helps to fuel paranoia felt by the audience as they can hear her internal stress as well as every sound in the restaurant that could set her off. Even with some choppy editing in the film’s first act, It all comes together under Landon’s slick direction, which not only knows what to focus on to balance the ever increasing tension and comedic moments, but keeps the story moving along at a great pace that ensures that there is never a single scene where the audience is not entertained nor thrilled nor both.
When Blumhouse has a good film on their hands, they often end up with great hits amongst viewers, and it's hard to imagine that Drop won’t be another hit for the studio. Continuing a great working relationship between director Christopher Landon and Blumhouse, Drop captures everything that audiences love about a good whodunit and infuses it with Landon’s great mixture of undeniable thrills and laughter to create one unforgettable thriller that you won’t want to miss. Anchored by the outstanding Meghann Fahy who ensures that Violet is one unstoppable force to be reckoned with in the film, Christopher Landon delivers yet another certified hit with Drop that not only calls back to some of the great classic thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock, but ensures that it is one non-stop thrill ride from start to finish that grips viewers and doesn’t let go until the credits begin to roll.
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