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typeof(data.detail.carousel) === ‘undefined’ || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === ‘undefined’) {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar player = data.detail.carousel.el_;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar container = player.closest(‘.metro-video-player’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tvar placeholder = container.querySelector(‘.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.removeChild(placeholder);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tcontainer.classList.add(‘metro-video-player–related-videos-loaded’);<br \/>\n\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Norwegian <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/horror-movies\/\">horror<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/thriller-movies\/\">thriller<\/a> film described as ‘legitimately shocking’ and ‘unsettling’ is coming to <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amazon-prime-video\/\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Good Boy, released in 2022, is directed by Viljar B\u00f8e and had its UK premiere at <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/london\/\">London<\/a>’s <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/02\/15-horror-films-frightfest-2024-need-add-watchlist-21524591\/\">FrightFest<\/a> the following year.<\/p>\n<p>The warped and sinister tale follows Sigrid (Katrine Lovise \u00d8pstad Fredriksen), who feels she’s hit the jackpot when she meets charismatic millionnaire Christian (Gard L\u00f8kke) on a dating app.<\/p>\n<p>As their relationship goes from strength to strength she soon discovers there is one unusual catch that comes with Christian – he lives with a man, Frank (Nicolai Narvesen Lied), who pretends to be his dog.<\/p>\n<p>Sigrid tries to be open-minded but soon unearths the seemingly sinister undertones of their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Good Boy went down a storm during its run on the festival circuit, and it will soon be available to watch from the, uh, comfort of your home as it arrived on Shudder via <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/amazon-prime-video\/\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> on April 7.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"489\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22822693 lazyload\" alt=\"'XXXX' horror thriller finally coming to Amazon Prime Video - Good Boy 2022\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245819187-9335-e1743419782277.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Good Boy is coming to Shudder via Amazon Prime Video after shocking and disturbing festival audiences (Picture: Blue Finch Films UK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It currently sits at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/good_boy_2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a 94% rating<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> with many critics hailing its ‘disturbing’ premise and ‘shocking’ revelations.<\/p>\n<p>‘Genuinely uncomfortable and a fantastic portrayal of abusive relationships, both within kink-focused relationships and more mainstream ones, with a closing scene guaranteed to disturb to the core,’ <a href=\"https:\/\/movingpicturesfilmclub.com\/2023\/09\/17\/review-good-boy-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moving Pictures Film Club<\/a> said in their review.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/good-boy-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBR<\/a> wrote: ‘Norwegian horror flick Good Boy features a shocking storyline and plenty of jaw-dropping twists.’<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.horrorbuzz.com\/movies\/good-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HorrorBuzz<\/a> surmised Good Boy is a ‘fiendish flick about relationships and power dynamics that leaves the viewer chilled to the bone.’<\/p>\n<p>‘The first two-thirds of the film built up the potential for an ending that both shocks and satisfies its audience, but we get the easy way out,’ <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumculture.com\/2023\/09\/07\/good-boy-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectrum Culture<\/a> began.<\/p>\n<p>‘Still worth a watch if you\u2019re into psychological horror, and it\u2019s sure to become a much-barked-about film.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"388\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22822732 lazyload\" alt=\"Nicolai Narvesen Lied as Frank in Good Boy. He is on all fours inside a home and looking at someone just out of shot\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245819549-3e5c.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The horror thriller follows a blossoming couple, and their third wheel, a man who pretends to be a dog (Picture: Blue Finch Films UK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/femaleantagonist.com\/good-boy-is-a-horrifying-reminder-that-womans-best-friend-is-consent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strong Female Antagonist<\/a> added: ‘Part rom-com, part quirky drama, part torture porn, Good Boy pulls us into a bright and unsettling world of ethical depravity, twisting and turning the knife well past the limits of what we think we can endure.’<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/good-boy-movie-viljar-boe-gard-lokke-katrine-lovise-opstad-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Screen Rant<\/a>, director B\u00f8e opened up on the unlikely inspirations behind the film, including Audition, 50 Shades of Grey, and Beauty and the Beast.<\/p>\n<p>‘Those three are definitely huge inspirations especially Audition and 50 Shades of Grey,’ he explained.<\/p>\n<p>‘We’re kind of like a mix between those two. When they call for inspiration for the concept, I’m not really sure how it started. I for several years just thought it was fun imagery, a person in a dog costume.’ <\/p>\n<p>He continued: ‘Especially movies like Audition and Gone Girl kind of inspired me to make something that kind of twisted with genres and mixed genres. Because a human in a dog costume can be so many things, it can be scary, it can be funny. <\/p>\n<p>‘I thought it would be fun if it was all those things in one movie. 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