The film grossed $14 million at the box office and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the humor and the cast's performances, particularly Sennott's.

Other guests include Emma (David's aspiring actress girlfriend), the podcaster Alice, her much-older new boyfriend Greg, and the enigmatic Jordan.

Panicked and without cell reception, the group tries to go for help in Sophie's car but finds its battery dead due to Bee accidentally leaving its lights on.

The group doubts that Greg was the killer and Emma theorizes that Max, who had confessed feelings for her the night before, returned to kill David.

Alice later finds Emma dead from a head wound at the bottom of the stairs and believes the group is being killed one by one.

She sees Jordan holding David's father's gun through a window, then crawls back inside through a pet door.

Bee confronts the group, revealing that she dropped out of college to take care of her mother, who has borderline personality disorder.

With her dying breath, Jordan tells Bee to check Sophie's text messages and shoots in their direction multiple times.

When morning comes and the storm has blown over, Sophie tearfully confesses to Bee that she relapsed and witnessed Emma tripping and falling down the stairs to her death.

"[6] In May 2021, actors Lee Pace, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, and Conner O'Malley joined the film, with Davidson and Herrold's casting also being confirmed.

[7] Principal photography began in May 2021,[7] with filming taking place at a Georgian stone manor house in Chappaqua, New York.

[14] In a piece for The New York Times, Kalia Richardson writes that the film satirizes Gen-Z's symbiotic relationship with their cellphones and the internet, using dark humor to illustrate what happens when those two things became inaccessible: "when the Wi-Fi goes out, it's like they lose oxygen", remarks director Halina Reijn.

[19] In an interview with Variety, Reijn revealed that the real-life Michael Peterson murder case in The Staircase inspired the scene of Emma's body at the bottom of the stairs.

"[31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 69 out of 100 based on 43 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

[34] Lovia Gyarkye for The Hollywood Reporter found the film to be a psychological study of the friendship archetypes and the digital age, while also showing an understanding of the anxieties of twenty-somethings, praising the story.

[35] IndieWire's Robert Daniels wrote that Reijn's direction was the strongest part of the film, while also praising the script for its social interrogation.

[37] IGN's Rafael Motamayor wrote that "it does falter somewhat when it comes to Gen Z talk ... like someone had a bunch of placeholders they swapped in with whatever term a teenager told them kids use these days," though also felt it was good overall.

[38] Valerie Complex at Deadline Hollywood praised the cast, saying "each actor [has] their own style that brings a varied flavor to the film, which makes the cast ... a joy to watch, even if their characters are insufferable,"[39] and Owen Gleiberman for Variety praised the directing for giving the characters and actors room to explore.

[41] Paste's Aurora Amidon felt that the cast were all successful, but that Bakalova's comedic talents were wasted by playing a serious character.

Stenberg said on her own TikTok account that she was only trying to be funny and ask an earnest question in private, which she did not expect to be aired in public.