Him

Him

Year: 2025

Runtime: 1 h 36 m

Language: english

Director: Justin Tipping

Echo Score: 53

Budget: $27M

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Cameron Cade, a rising‑star quarterback, has built his identity around football. The night before the scouting Combine, a deranged fan attacks him, causing a serious brain injury that threatens his career. As hope wanes, his mentor and idol Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) steps in to help him find a way forward.

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1

Childhood memory and injury

Young Cam cheers as the San Antonio Saviors win the league. Isaiah White suffers a brutal injury during the winning drive, and Cam's father tells him that real men make sacrifices. This moment seeds the themes of glory, pain, and power that will echo through Cam's life.

Childhood San Antonio, TX (Saviors' home stadium)
2

Cam's rise and support network

Years later, Cam has become a rising star and trains for the league combine. His family and girlfriend encourage him, shaping his ambition and sense of loyalty. He trains intensely, chasing the next level of professional football.

years later Home and training facility
3

Goat-costumed assault and concussion

During a late-night practice on an empty field, Cam is attacked by a person in a goat costume. The assault results in a severe head injury that threatens his career. The incident leaves him unsettled and craving a way back to the field.

Late night Empty practice field
4

Agent pitches the combine path

Cam's agent Tim Heidecker pressures him to attend the league combine to seize the Savior's quarterback position. He pushes the risk, arguing glory requires pushing beyond physical limits. Cam weighs the offer, unsure if he should risk another injury.

Shortly after injury Agent’s office / phone
5

Concussion-driven outburst

Overstimulated by concussion symptoms, Cam lashes out at his brother and Tim. He rejects the idea of the combine, showing how fragile his resolve has become. His turmoil foreshadows a dangerous path he could choose.

After agent's pitch Family home / training facility
6

Desert training and revelation

Tom reveals that Isaiah is considering retirement and offers to train Cam for a week at a remote desert compound. Cam accepts and travels to the isolated location for the chance to prove himself. The journey signals a move from ambition to a potentially dangerous mentorship.

Soon after decision Desert compound
7

Harsh drills and blood ritual

At the compound, Isaiah subjects Cam to disturbing drills, including a painful machine-sided practice that repeatedly hits a player in the face. Cam secretly receives injections of Isaiah's blood, believing it to be an energy booster, and experiences frequent hallucinations of masked figures due to the concussion.

During training Desert compound, training field
8

Marjorie attack and Isaiah's mercy-kill

In a sauna, Cam is attacked by Marjorie and overpowers her. Isaiah arrives and kills Marjorie in front of Cam, who is stunned by the merciless display. Elsie then seduces Cam, further blurring the line between ally and foe.

During training Sauna at the compound
9

Secret party and a blood-trial

Elsie invites Cam to a secret party to meet the owners, while Marco warns him to run. The owners offer Cam a red liquid—Isaiah's blood—that he drinks, unaware of its true nature. Cam wakes in an ice bath connected to Isaiah's blood, realizing he has fallen deeper into Isaiah's power.

Shortly after the sauna incident Secret party / ice-bath room
10

GOAT lineage revealed and the death duel

Cam rips out the IV and wields a jagged trophy as he battles to kill Isaiah. Isaiah reveals he is part of a lineage of G.O.A.T. players who gain enhanced abilities through ritual blood, and that Cam and Isaiah must fight to the death to decide the transfusion victor. The duel leaves Cam determined to survive and win.

Imminent confrontation Compound
11

Isaiah killed; Cam wins

After a brutal struggle, Cam bludgeons Isaiah to death with a helmet. The fight ends Isaiah's threat and marks Cam's triumph, though the blood-soaked victory comes at a harrowing personal cost.

After duel Compound
12

Contract deception and desert ending

Cam steps onto the field with the owners, Tim, and Elsie wearing animal masks. They offer a contract revealing that Cam's father arranged him as the next GOAT. Cam refuses, then erupts in violence, killing the owners and the masked attacker—revealed to be part of Isaiah's plan—while Tom is spared but is later destroyed by an unseen force in a pentagram. He walks into the desert, bloodied and alone.

Post-duel Field within desert compound / pentagram chamber

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 16:42

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