# Mom and Dad (2018)

> When a mysterious pandemic turns suburban parents into child-hunting predators, two siblings face family resentment transformed into grotesque survival horror.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/267471

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Brian Taylor
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters, Zackary Arthur, Robert T. Cunningham, Olivia Crocicchia, Lance Henriksen, Marilyn Dodds Frank
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462326/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: macabre, absurd, aggressive, cult movie night, halloween viewing

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