Be My Valentine
Release Date: February 11, 2026 (theatrical); February 14, 2026 (streaming)
Runtime: 60 minutes
Genre: Horror
Director/Writer: Stefanie Davis
IMDb Rating: 3/10
A woman falls for someone she's never met — and documents every obsessive moment
Be My Valentine is a 60-minute found-footage horror film built on a premise that feels uncomfortably plausible: Gina has convinced herself she's in love with Zach, a man she's never actually met in person. She films everything. The early diaries are almost sweet in their cringe — that raw, unguarded way people talk to cameras when nobody's watching. But the tone shifts. What begins as romantic longing curdles into obsession, and the film doesn't look away from where that obsession leads. Bloody consequences. Not metaphorical. Not implied.
The thing nobody mentions about low-budget found-footage horror is how the format actually works as a constraint rather than a limitation. You don't need production design when the camera is supposed to be handheld and imperfect. You don't need a sprawling cast when everything's filtered through one person's point of view and her delusions. Davis leans into this. Gina isn't a passive victim here — she's actively constructing her own mythology, and watching that mythology calcify through video diaries is genuinely unsettling.
What strikes me most is how the found-footage frame makes you complicit. You're watching her footage, which means you're watching the version of herself she wants you to see. That gap between her self-image and what's actually happening? That's where the horror lives.
Why this 3/10 rating doesn't tell the whole story
Micro-budget found-footage releases on limited streaming schedules tend to attract a specific kind of IMDb voter — and those scores rarely reflect the actual experience of watching the film. Be My Valentine sits in a familiar territory: not reinventing the wheel, but spinning it with enough confidence to hold your attention for an hour.
Letterboxd reviewers have called the acting and story "basic but entertaining," with at least one noting genuine watchability despite the modest production values. The pacing is tight — which you'd expect from a 60-minute runtime with no fat. There's a scene in the second half where Gina's documentation shifts from romantic to something that feels more like surveillance. That's the moment the film clicks into gear.
Here's the reality: this isn't a film chasing prestige or reinvention. It's a genre exercise executing its job competently.
Who made it and when it hit screens
Stefanie Davis wrote and directed — which matters in found-footage work. The genre lives or dies on internal consistency: camera logic, why the footage exists, how scenes stitch together. A single creative voice controlling both script and visuals tends to keep that logic airtight.
The production came together through Bouncy Boxer Media, with Lexi Balestrieri and Chelsea Wolf producing. The release timing was either perfect or deliberately dark — limited theatrical run on February 11, 2026, then streaming debut three days later on Valentine's Day itself. That's either genius marketing or a very specific joke about romantic obsession.
According to Movie OTT's streaming tracker, the film hit major platforms on February 14. The short runtime makes it ideal for streaming — one sitting, finish before midnight, which suits the format's consumption patterns well.
Where to watch it right now
Be My Valentine is available on major OTT platforms following its February 14, 2026 streaming premiere. If you're unsure which service has it in your region, Movie OTT aggregates availability so you don't have to click through a dozen apps to find it. Streaming rights shift, but the widget above pulls live data — if it's moved platforms since this published, that'll show it.
Is it actually worth your time?
Not if you're looking for something formally inventive or ambitious. But if you're the kind of viewer who finds romantic obsession scarier than any monster — if the idea of someone constructing an entire relationship with a person who doesn't know they exist makes your skin crawl — this one was made for you.
Sixty minutes. Tight. Grim. No wasted scenes.
The film doesn't answer whether Gina ever actually meets Zach, and that ambiguity is the point. The obsession is real. Everything else is negotiable.
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