Like Father Like Son

Like Father Like Son (2025)

Is the evil in me... the evil in you?

Eli is a young man whose father waits on death row for the crime of murder in the first degree. As Eli’s life begins to fall apart, he discovers similar terrifying triggers in himself and takes extreme measures to ensure that the family’s string of savagery comes to an end.

Date of release
2025-01-31
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Director
Barry Jay

Casting

Interesting facts

Like Father Like Son is a 2025 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Barry Jay. The film stars Dylan Flashner as Eli McKinnon, a young man who becomes a serial killer after witnessing his father commit murder. It received negative reviews from critics.

Production

Writer and director Barry Jay, founder of the fitness chain Barry's Bootcamp, was inspired by true crime documentaries and the concept of hereditary mental illness. He stated in interviews that he was also inspired by his own experiences growing up in an abusive household. Jay described the film as "exploring whether violence is inherited" through its father-son dynamic.

Principal photography took place in Los Angeles in 2024. The production utilized Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall for aerial shots symbolizing incarceration themes.

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