Where to watch Companion (2025) in Australia

Companion is the latest in a string of stories about AI girlfriends not quite working out how the user expected. The film follows Iris (Sophie Thatcher) and Josh (Jack Quaid) on a trip to the a secluded lake house with friends. Things take a turn in the idyllic location when an otherwise obedient Companion Android's programming abruptly shifts.

The horror movie (we use horror lightly here, it is arguably hilarious) hit Australian theatres on January 30th, 2025, and has since come to digital download and now to streaming on Max.

Companion is available to stream on HBO's streaming service Max, or you can rent or buy it from your preferred digital retailer.

Monthly Max plans start from $11.99/mth with ads (and without 4K), or $21.99/mth without, and with, respectively. There are plenty of other great bits of content to watch on Max, so if you're going to go for a subscription you'll want to check out more of those to get your money's worth.

Alternatively you can rent or buy Companion through YouTube, Apple TV, and Prime Video. 4K rentals cost $6.99, or $24.99 to buy it and own it forever - or as long as the service lets you keep it for.

Companion launched internationally on January 31, 2025, but because we live in the future that was actually January 30 in Australia. While preview screenings were available at select cinemas on January 29th, the majority of theatres officially released the film on the 30th.

On its surface Companion is a horror film about an AI android gone awry, but it is really about what it means to be human. The plot follows a group of friends and a misfit girlfriend at a lake house for the weekend. Iris (Sophie Thatcher) is hoping for acceptance from her partner Josh's (Jack Quaid) friends, but instead is met with animosity. When her programming seemingly malfunctions the reasons why are more obvious.

Throughout the story Iris shows kindness and humanity just as much as the real people show contempt and callousness. It is a constant tug of war erring between heart warming and ruthless, snapped with a good dose of comedic relief throughout.