Director: Joseph Kahn
Cast: Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone, Jeff Fahey, Mena Suvari
Ick is a 2025 American sci-fi horror film directed by Joseph Kahn, blending small-town domestic drama with a genuinely unsettling alien invasion premise. Starring Brandon Routh and Mena Suvari, the film runs 93 minutes and delivers genre thrills anchored in surprisingly personal stakes.
What is Ick about?
Hank, a mild-mannered science teacher, has long settled into the comfortable routine of small-town life — until the unexpected return of a former flame upends his quiet world. As he grapples with the possibility that a newly enrolled student may be his own daughter, the personal turbulence grows even more complicated: something strange has arrived in town. An alien presence begins spreading, threatening everyone around him. Hank finds himself caught between patching together a fractured past, navigating an uncertain new relationship, and trying to keep his community alive. The film weaves its creature-feature mayhem through the messiness of unfinished human business, keeping the horror grounded in recognizable emotional territory.
Cast & crew
Joseph Kahn, known for music video direction and the cult horror film Detention, brings a kinetic visual style to the project. Brandon Routh leads as the beleaguered science teacher Hank, supported by Mena Suvari, Jeff Fahey, Malina Weissman, and Harrison Cone. The ensemble carries both the domestic drama and the genre escalation across the film's tight 93-minute runtime.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Ick offers a comfortable genre entry point — a creature feature dressed in the language of family drama and second chances. Horror and sci-fi in the American mold have long held a wide audience among Iranians abroad, particularly when the stakes feel human rather than purely spectacle. The film is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it accessible to viewers who prefer to watch in their native language without relying on subtitles. Its relatively short runtime and familiar genre rhythms make it an easy shared watch for mixed households.
Where & how to watch
Ick is available now on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, and you can cancel anytime. No extra download required.