Him
Directed by Justin TippingAfter suffering a potentially career-ending brain trauma, Cameron Cade receives a lifeline when his hero, legendary eight-time Championship quarterback and cultural megastar Isaiah White, offers to train Cam at Isaiah's isolated compound that he shares with his celebrity influencer wife. But as Cam's training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma begins to curdle into something darker.
Cast of Him
Him Ratings & Reviews
- Leogansky7h agoNot my kind of movie... Too bizarre for me.
- Nathan Magreta1d agoThe movie had a masterpiece potential, but this violent depiction of becoming the GOAT has some great performances with an overall great message.
- RickSeptember 18, 2025Is this what having CTE feels like?
- tellumOctober 8, 2025Religious Allegory + CTE Commentary + NFL Culture Parody + Gladiator 1 + The Substance w/ Testosterone + Tim from Tim and Eric + Buff Wayans + the boat guy from I Know What You Did Last Summer + White Chicks = THIS MOVIE
- anaj4343d agoIt was an ok watch, but I would put this one at the bottom of Jordan Pelee movies. I feel like they could have done more with this.
- Jonathan grzywoOctober 9, 2025This is what happens when you're allowed to have too much creative freedom and now you just look stupid. Terrible acting, terrible concept, terrible everything. We're fighting back because we see you and we're tired.
- fredme972October 12, 2025If you understood the deeper meanings behind this movie, you wouldn’t rate it low. Maybe the truth is not something everyone can accept or even see. I highly recommend this movie if you can see pass the norms.
- Timeless CinemaSeptember 21, 2025For the most part, the recipe behind Him works well. It's an art house film about sacrifice in pursuit of goals, in contrast with our personal values. But if you're unfamiliar with American football culture, much of the story will fly over your head. The unfortunate detail is how the ending struggles tie everything together. Overall, it's really a 6.5/10.
- K Smithy3d agoWith Jordan, you never really know what you're getting yourself into but all his movies are definitely a good watch...
- landoisniceSeptember 20, 2025There has been loads of amazing horror/suspense/thriller movies this year. "HIM" is most certainly one of those films. I wouldn't miss an opportunity to watch this for anyone who's been teetering on the idea of watching!
- itskstarmusik7d agoVery entertaining, great acting, weird story lol
- Hugues GrelierOctober 17, 2025What a big hit in the head !! Love that movie, the end is a major climax that I will remember long time 😍 what a shame they refused to distribute this picture in France screen… maybe a day. Well done team
- Luke EricksonOctober 9, 2025Honestly I think this movie was above me. I didn't understand it at all. It does have lots of agenda. Professional Football = Gladiators= soul sucking owners/contracts? Maybe? I feel like NFL players get paid just a wee bit more than Gladiators but I could have my Roman history wrong. Honestly part of my soul was sucked out watching this movie. I got tricked thinking it was a Jordan Peele movie but I guess he executive produced. So he wasn't really involved, maybe to get his friends cast in it? Go watch Get Out or Us. They're good. Skip this and maybe go to 7-11 for Big gulps!?
- Kevin WardOctober 15, 2025I actually thought this was so much better than the reputation it’s gotten. Marlon Wayans really commits here, and there’s an intriguing premise that’s at least trying to do something visually ambitious, even if it doesn’t always hit the mark. I love religious horror, particularly when it evokes Christian imagery, and in theory, mapping those elements onto a horror film has potential for commentary on our Christlike worship of sports stars. Some moments work, sure. But more often than not the it just feels remarkably unsubtle and extremely heavy-handed. Outside of Wayans, the performances aren’t all that compelling either.
- jackmeatOctober 12, 2025My quick rating - 5.5/10. HIM comes dressed like a prestige horror thriller, blending sports mythology, cult dynamics, and celebrity worship into one glossy package. Director Justin Tipping clearly knows how to frame a shot — this thing is gorgeous to look at, even if some scenes are so dark I thought my TV was dying. But while there’s no shortage of style, the substance struggles to keep pace. The story follows Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers), a rising football star whose career is derailed by a brutal head injury caused by a fan attack. Just when things look hopeless, his idol — legendary eight-time championship quarterback Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) — swoops in like a benevolent messiah and offers to personally rebuild him at his secluded training compound. That compound also happens to house Isaiah’s influencer wife, Elsie (Julia Fox), whose vague job seems to be drifting ominously through the background while wearing expensive silk. The training is split into themed days — Day 1: Fun, Day 2: Poise, Day 3: Leadership, and so on — which gives the movie a nice chaptered structure. But knowing this is a horror film, that “Fun” doesn’t last long. By day two, the vibe is already getting weird. By day five, it’s cult-adjacent. And by day six? “Sacrifice.” That’s never a good sign. Cameron should’ve probably caught on sooner that something was wrong — between Isaiah insisting on reviewing game tape alone every night like a vampire doing spreadsheets, Elsie calling “management meetings” that feel like rehearsals for a ritual sacrifice, and the general dreamlike haze of the compound, red flags were everywhere. Often the film slips into full-on dream-state sequences, which makes for a trippy mood but occasionally blurs the line between intentional tension and narrative confusion. Half the time, I wasn’t sure if what I was watching was real or a metaphor. The other half, I was waiting for something to actually happen. Thankfully, when things do finally go off the rails, the payoff comes in the form of a bloody, satisfying finale that almost single-handedly boosted my score. The film’s metaphor — wealthy powerbrokers feeding off athletes like livestock — isn’t subtle. Equating the NFL to a satanic cult is both on-the-nose and undeniably entertaining. Performance-wise, everyone shows up. Withers delivers a strong lead, Wayans is magnetic and menacing in a way we don’t often get to see from him, and Jim Jefferies pops in with a surprisingly fitting role that I didn’t know I needed. The score absolutely slaps, the atmosphere is thick, and the direction is confident. But here’s the problem: there’s just not much story beneath the sheen. HIM has big ideas about fame, exploitation, and hero worship, but it skims the surface instead of digging in. It’s a slow burn that never quite catches fire until the very end, leaving most of its potential untapped. Don’t go in expecting a Jordan Peele-style social thriller, despite the marketing trying to nudge it that way. HIM isn’t bad by any means, just frustratingly hollow. A beautifully wrapped box with not much inside.
