Dashcam

Dashcam

Year: 2022

Runtime: 77 min

Language: English

Director: Rob Savage

Echo Score: 43
Horror

A video editor named Jake finds himself entangled in a dangerous situation when he discovers dashcam footage that challenges the official account of a police officer's encounter with a prominent figure. Determined to uncover the truth behind the incident, Jake becomes increasingly preoccupied with the evidence. However, his investigation leads to a descent into obsession and paranoia, blurring the boundaries of his own reality as he struggles to separate fact from delusion.

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1

Annie's car livestream becomes a live musical performance

Annie streams from her car, turning comments from the live chat into improvised lyrics. She riffs on current events and creates a spontaneous track in real time. The scene establishes her as a polarizing, platform-driven performer.

In her car
2

London visit to Stretch and clash with Gemma

She flies to London to surprise Stretch, a friend and former bandmate who now drives for a living. Gemma, Stretch's girlfriend, clashes with Annie over politics and social issues. The visit foreshadows escalating personal tensions.

London
3

Delivery run with anti-mask confrontation

Annie accompanies Stretch on a delivery and uses anti-mask rhetoric to antagonize restaurant owners. Her provocations heighten hostility around the delivery job. The scene underscores her confrontational persona.

Los Angeles
4

MAGA hat clash and theft of car

Annie refuses to remove her MAGA hat, triggering a confrontation with Gemma. She later overhears Gemma urging Stretch to kick her out, deepening the rift. Seizing control of the moment, Annie steals Stretch's car and phone and accepts a delivery meant for him.

Stretch's home
5

Closed-restaurant job introduces Angela

At a closed restaurant, the owner offers Annie money to transport an elderly woman named Angela to an address she has written down. Annie agrees, setting the unsettling task in motion. The assignment marks the film's shift into a stranger-than-usual mission.

Closed restaurant
6

Diner encounter and tattoo revelation

Angela soils herself, forcing a stop at a diner. A tattoo of Ariana Grande on Angela's stomach draws suspicion, and a woman enters looking for Angela and attacks Annie. Annie escapes with Angela in tow as danger closes in.

Diner
7

Forest sighting after a livestream chase

Stretch tracks Annie down via livestream and forces his way into the car. The two argue and pull over, after which Angela vanishes. Stretch finds Angela standing on top of a tree in a nearby forest, but falls as he reaches, while Angela floats down to the ground.

Nearby forest
8

Diner mother returns with a shotgun

The diner woman returns with a shotgun and tries to kill Annie and Stretch. They escape in the car with Angela, and when they corner her, they remove Angela's face mask to reveal that her mouth is stapled shut.

Escape route near diner
9

Revelation of Angela's age

A passing car is flagged down by Annie and Stretch, only for the driver to reveal herself as Angela's mother. She asserts Angela is 16 and shows a photo of a young Angela with the same tattoo. The revelation deepens the film's disturbing mystery.

Road
10

Car crash, arm trap, and violent escalation

Annie tries to drive away in the mother's car but crashes and is attacked. Stretch recovers and traps the woman's arm in the steering wheel, snapping it. Angela appears, rips the mother’s head off, and pursues Annie and Stretch.

Road
11

Amusement park pursuit and Stretch's death

Angela chases them into an abandoned amusement park, where she kills Stretch. Annie escapes in a car but is forced to crash again as Angela closes in. The threat seems relentless as the chase intensifies.

Abandoned amusement park
12

Final confrontation at the remote house and lake

Angela pushes the car into a lake, but Annie traps her in the submerged vehicle and swims to shore. She discovers a remote house with occult symbols where cult members slash their throats and die before her. After a final confrontation, Annie kills Angela with a cult knife; a slug-like creature emerges from Angela's mouth and chases her, which she ends by using Stretch's keyboard to beat it to death, then resumes her livestream with a victory rap about the ordeal.

Remote house and lake area

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 16:18

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