Drop – Movie Review | Peacock (3/5)

DROP is on Peacock, and the nerve-wracking survival thriller offered more psychological horror than action, which I loved. The trailer led me to expect something wilder, but I was very pleased with the intensely brutal way this evolved. Read our full Drop movie review here!

DROP is a new Peacock addition, so if you still haven’t watched the mystery thriller, now is the time. I had been looking forward to this movie for quite some time, but I expected a very action-driven thriller. This was based on the way the trailer was cut.

To my (pleasant) surprise, it’s much more of a psychological thriller in how it escalated. Don’t get me wrong, it does get quite wild. Again, the trailer revealed as much. I was just impressed by how much more of a Hitchcock vibe it offers.

Continue reading our Drop movie review below. Find it on Peacock from July 11, 2025.

Moving on after tragedy

Violet (Meghann Fahy) is finally ready to start dating again. She was previously in a very violent relationship with the father of her son. Now she’s a widow, and how her husband died is something the movie covers as part of the plot, so I won’t get into that.

Anyway, the story of Drop begins when Violet is getting ready to go out on a first date in years. Her date is someone she’s been connecting with via an online dating app.

It has all the hallmarks of a first date (and first meeting), which means a lot of nerves and a last-minute desire to drop it. However, Violet’s sister and her young son convince her to go.

They realize (as does Violet herself) that it’s important for her to move on. Also, the guy seems like one of the good ones. Her date is the charming photographer Henry (Brandon Sklenar), and when they finally meet at the exclusive restaurant, their chemistry is instant.

And then it all goes to hell in a handbasket, to borrow an old (but appropriate) figure of speech.

The twist in the tale

As indicated by the title (and shown in the trailer), the very cute couple will have their date rudely interrupted by someone sending anonymous drops to Violet’s phone. At first, it’s just weird memes, but soon it escalates into something that clearly isn’t a joke.

When a dropped video clip shows a masked intruder entering her home, she knows she needs to react. Then the “dropper” starts giving her instructions, which quickly lead to a very tall order: She has to kill Henry.

If she refuses, then the masked intruder will kill her son and his babysitter, who is Violet’s sister.

Lots of horror franchise producers involved

I should mention that this is produced by Jason Blum (Five Nights at Freddy’s, M3GAN), which often means things can get very dark. Other producers include Michael Bay (A Quiet Place franchise) and Brad Fuller (The Purge franchise), so yeah, it gets dark!

Basically, we witness how Violet is trapped in a terrible situation, and the anonymous tormentor seems to be able to see everything she does. Whether on her phone or in the physical real world.

The quick conclusion is that her tormentor is somewhere close to where she is. As in, he must be in the restaurant with her. Unfortunately, it’s a huge restaurant, and she’s now dealing with trying to solve the mystery while dealing with everything else.

Plus, no doubt thanks to the heavy horror influence, the tormentor is ready to kill a few bystanders to get Violet’s attention. It may not be high-octane action throughout, but I was still on the edge of my seat due to the intense psychological action.

Watch Drop on Peacock (also out on Digital)

Drop comes from horror fan favorite director Christopher Landon, who previously gave us the Happy Death Day franchise, wrote several Paranormal Activity movies and directed one, plus gave us Freaky.

Christopher Landon also made one of my favorite zombie horror-comedies (nearly right alongside Shaun of the Dead). Also, most recently, he delivered the new slasher classic Heart Eyes, which will be a tradition for me to watch on Valentine’s Day now.

The screenplay for Drop was written by Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach, who previously wrote on the Jeff Wadlow horror movies Truth or Dare (2018) and Fantasy Island (2020).

The runtime of Drop is just around an hour and a half, which is perfect for this kind of movie. It’s intense and continuously evolves in ways that feel organic and believable. This is far from always the case, so I have to applaud that it never feels forced.

Drop is streaming on Peacock from July 11, 2025.

Details

Director: Christopher Landon
Script: Jillian Jacobs & Chris Roac
Cast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane, Jacob Robinson, Reed Diamond, Gabrielle Ryan, Jeffery Self, Ed Weeks, Travis Nelson