Afraid vs The Call of Cthulhu

The Call of Cthulhu has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 5.9/10 for Afraid). The Call of Cthulhu is the shorter watch at 47m compared with 1h 24m. The Call of Cthulhu is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Afraid posterAfraid2024 VS The Call of Cthulhu posterThe Call of Cthulhu2006
AfraidThe Call of Cthulhu
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 6.9/10
Year20242006
Length1h 24m47m
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, ThrillerFantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorChris WeitzAndrew Leman
Main castKatherine Waterston, Lukita Maxwell, John Cho, Ashley Romans, David DastmalchianBarry Lynch, John Bolen, Matt Foyer, Ralph Lucas, Chad Fifer

Synopsis

Afraid

Curtis Pike and his family are selected to test a new home device: a digital assistant called AIA. AIA observes the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can – and will – make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family's way.

The Call of Cthulhu

A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he begins piecing together the dread implications of his grandfather's inquiries, and soon he takes on investigating the Cthulhu cult as a crusade of his own.

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