Countdown

Quinn Harris, a nurse in a busy city hospital, downloads a mysterious new app that claims to predict the date of a user's death. The countdown begins, and she discovers that three days stand between her and a terrifying fate. A faceless force seems to stalk her as the clock relentlessly ticks toward zero, turning ordinary routine into paranoia. She teams with a skeptical doctor and a few allies to track the app's origins, hoping to disrupt its grip before her time runs out. With each passing hour the danger sharpens and the line between digital prediction and real world danger blurs, forcing Quinn to question what she can change and what she must accept, as a race against time.

Directed by Justin Dec, Countdown relies on an original screenplay rather than source material from a novel. The film stars Elizabeth Lail as nurse Quinn Harris, delivering a claustrophobic urban thriller built around a deadly app and a lean budget.

The movie earned about 48.0 million worldwide on a budget of 6.5 million, giving Countdown a solid return for a lean horror thriller released by a mid sized studio. Its performance reflects strong audience interest in tech driven scares today.

Critics highlighted Countdown as a brisk ride that uses a familiar premise to explore modern tech fears rather than relying on gore. The countdown device shapes tension through time pressure, while the story probes how quickly information mismatches can cascade into personal danger and ethical questions for those caught inside.

While Countdown didn't become a cultural phenomenon, it did spark discussions about smartphones and fate in horror circles. The premise prompted memes and comparisons to other digital age thrillers, underscoring a lingering anxiety about always being watched and never fully escaping the clock, a lingering worry for some viewers today.