Home
An isolated family’s fragile domestic order unravels when a long-abandoned highway suddenly brings modern life roaring to their doorstep.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- claustrophobic
- austere
- disquieting
- serious film night
- arthouse cinema evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found Ursula Meier’s debut an atmospherically powerful and formally assured family drama, with particular strength in its cinematography and performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The family home beside the newly opened highway increasingly feels sealed, exposed, and unlivable.
The highway changes the family’s routines, environment, and sense of belonging without functioning as a conventional antagonist.
The house, road, traffic, and surrounding property form a constricting visual and acoustic system around Marthe’s family.
Cleaning, soundproofing, ventilation, sunscreen, and bodily concerns turn everyday maintenance into anxious coping behavior.
Films like Home, and why
The Celebration
shared intimate family drama, domestic pressure, and claustrophobic realism
The Turin Horse
shared austere family conflict, rural isolation, and psychologically tense atmosphere
The Silence of the Sea
shared observational domestic drama, environmental intrusion, and European art-house sensibility
Movie Details
- Director
- Ursula Meier
- Release Date
- 2008-10-29
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (164)
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert
- Adélaïde Leroux
- Madeleine Budd
- Kacey Mottet Klein
- Olivier Gourmet
- Renaud Rivier
- Kilian Torrent
- Nicolas Del Sordo
- Hugo Saint-James
- Virgil Berset
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Home about?
- An isolated family’s fragile domestic order unravels when a long-abandoned highway suddenly brings modern life roaring to their doorstep.
- What is Home like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Home as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Home violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Home.
- What did critics think of Home?
- Critics broadly found Ursula Meier’s debut an atmospherically powerful and formally assured family drama, with particular strength in its cinematography and performances.
- Which films are like Home?
- Films with a similar feel include The Celebration, The Turin Horse, and The Silence of the Sea.
- How long is Home?
- Home runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Home?
- In United States, Home is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
