FilmNRPsychological Demonic & Possession Supernatural

i-Lived2015

Name: i-Lived
Genre: Psychological, Demonic & Possession, Supernatural
Released: 2015-07-03
Rating: 5.1

Directed by Franck Khalfoun

5.1

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IMDb 4.4TMDB 4.2

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Year

2015

Runtime

97 min

The premise

Josh Fosse is a 20-something guy whose life is going nowhere. His girl left him, his rent is late, and he lacks a real job. He is trying to make it as an app reviewer online and decides to review a self-help app called i-Lived for fun. He signs on and immediately his life turns around. He meets the girl of his dreams and he gets a job offer he can't refuse. Convinced it's him and not the app, he signs out... and loses everything. He signs on again but this time the terms are different, the app is asking him to do things that are out of his moral comfort zone, but which are essential to becoming the success the app tells him he can be.

Horror Vault's take

When struggling app reviewer Josh Fosse downloads a self-help app called i-Lived, his stalled life transforms almost overnight — but the line between personal drive and something far more sinister begins to blur. The app's demands escalate well beyond motivational prompts, pushing Josh into increasingly disturbing territory to keep the good fortune flowing. i-Lived taps into modern anxieties about tech dependency and the seductive allure of shortcuts, wrapping a classic deal-with-the-devil premise in a sleek smartphone-era package. Director Franck Khalfoun keeps the tension coiled tight as Josh's choices grow darker and the cost of success becomes terrifyingly clear.

Content: Psychological Manipulation, Disturbing Content Involving Moral Coercion, Some Violence