Collider is excited to share an exclusive clip from Significant Other, a new Paramount+ thriller featuring Maika Monroe (It Follows) and Jake Lacy (The White Lotus) on a hike from hell. The two play a young couple enjoying a backpacking trip through the remote wilderness in the Pacific Northwest only to have it ruined when they realize they may not be alone. The clip shows a point when the two get separated at night and Harry (Lacy) strikes out into the dark in hopes of finding Ruth (Monroe).

At just over one minute, the clip doesn’t offer a ton storywise, but it captures the uneasy, anxious tone the film is aiming for. It sees Harry grabbing his lantern and slowly trekking through the woods, calling out for Ruth as he goes. It’s so dark among the trees that his lantern can’t even shine that far, adding to the feeling that something could jump out from the darkness at any second with no warning. An eerie, almost alien sound plays as the camera stays unflinching on one patch of darkness in the woods, giving the sense that something is out there stalking him. Harry calls out one last time before turning to see Ruth behind him with his knife.
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