Don’t Answer(2025)

Name: Don’t Answer
Director: Mark S. Allen
Released: Sep 12, 2025
Cast: Jack Amsler, Adrienne Bankert, Joan Robbins, Annabel Storm, Katie Klein

Indican Pictures

Release Date: Sep 12, 2025 | Limited

Jack has been in a psychiatric institution since childhood, when he killed his neighbor. A clerical error releases him. Rather than returning him to custody, a right-to-work policy hands him a job as a delivery driver in the small California town of Nicolaus — the same town where he grew up, and where two sisters have just moved into his old house.

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

Plot Summary

Don't Answer is a 2025 American horror thriller written and directed by Mark S. Allen, marking his eighth feature collaboration with producer and co-writer Howard Burd. Jack Amsler plays Jack, a profoundly disturbed man who is set loose into society due to institutional failure and delivered directly to the scene of his original crime. Annabel Storm and Katie Klein play sisters Molly and Grae, who have moved into the house where Jack committed his first murder. Adrienne Bankert plays Dr. Petrie, the psychiatrist who warned against his release. Set almost entirely in and around the small streets and homes of Nicolaus, California — billed in the film as America's Safest City — the story blends low-budget slasher instincts with a satirical edge directed at systemic failure, the gig economy, and the cheerful packaging of danger. At 75 minutes, it moves fast. The film had a limited theatrical premiere at The Culver Theater before streaming exclusively on Prime Video from October 28, 2025. Critical reception was mixed, with some appreciating its genre energy and others finding the production values thin. Best suited for fans of indie slasher films with a dark social satire streak.

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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.