Don’t Answer(2025)

Release Date: Sep 12, 2025 | Limited

Ejected by an overcrowded asylum and reassigned under a right-to-work policy, a childhood predator is delivered to a new town-where his only plan is to make the population zero.

Releases

Original Release | Sep 12, 2025

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Mar 01, 2026 12:15 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$5,965
Total US & Canada:
$15,675
Total Worldwide:
$15,675

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Director & Top Cast

Mark S. Allen
Director

Jack Amsler
Jack

Adrienne Bankert
Dr. Petrie

Joan Robbins
Gladys

Annabel Storm
Molly

Katie Klein
Grea

Zander Vue

Young Jack

Jason Bortz

Jason

Madison Stell

Monica

Cassie March

Cassie

Tonya Peregrin

Psych Patient

Michael Reinero

Pete

Carl Jackson

John

Candace Coogler

Psych Patient

Johnny Taylor Jr.

Psych Patient

Johnny Barragan

Psych Patient

Mike Valentine

Psych Patient

Myah Davidson

Psych Patient

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Based on things that could happen-and in fact, have. When a clerical error sets a childhood monster free, state policy hands him a uniform and a delivery route. Now, in a town so small it barely exists on a map, packages arrive on time... but people start disappearing. Blending razor-wire satire with pulse-pounding psychological horror, DON'T ANSWER explores what happens when systemic failure meets unchecked violence. Anchored by a chilling breakout performance from Jack Amsler and laced with streaks of dark comedy, this unnervingly timely film dares to ask: what if the killer's already at your doorstep-smiling, scanning, and holding a five-star rating? Shot on location across San Francisco, Petaluma, Sacramento, and Nicolaus, California, and steeped in an eerie Americana aesthetic, DON'T ANSWER channels the suspense of Jaws, the rage of Falling Down, and the bureaucratic horror of Cuckoo's Nest-then drops them all into a bloodstained cardboard box marked "fragile."

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Don't Answer (2025) is a low-budget indie slasher horror where Jack Nelson, a disturbed serial predator released from an overcrowded asylum under a "right-to-work" policy, takes a delivery job in a small California town. A system glitch unleashes his violent impulses, turning each doorstep into a deadly hunt as locals confront paranoia and hidden secrets behind safe suburban doors.