Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- mean spirited
- claustrophobic
- late night horror
- home invasion marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a mixed, over-the-top home-invasion horror whose pulpy reversals may appeal to genre enthusiasts despite familiar plotting and uneven pacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The attempted burglary and subsequent cat-and-mouse struggle unfold primarily inside the elderly couple's house.
The young thieves expect an empty house and easy money, but the returning owners turn the burglary into a lethal game.
The protagonists target a wealthy-looking home for cash, while the plot explicitly engages class relations through the conflict between thieves and owners.
The critical consensus describes the film as excessively mean-spirited and over the top, with a pulpy home-invasion approach.
Films like The Owners, and why
Don't Breathe
home invasion horror with escalating psychological reversals and pulpy violence
The Strangers
contained home invasion thriller driven by suspense, class tension, and shifting power
Funny Games
mean-spirited home invasion horror centered on social class and cat-and-mouse tension
Intruders
contained thriller in which criminals become trapped in an unexpectedly dangerous house
Movie Details
- Director
- Julius Berg
- Release Date
- 2020-08-27
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (456)
Cast
- Maisie Williams
- Sylvester McCoy
- Rita Tushingham
- Jake Curran
- Andrew Ellis
- Ian Kenny
- Stacha Hicks
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Owners about?
- A cash-hungry burglary crew discovers that an apparently empty house is a trap controlled by its unexpectedly terrifying elderly residents.
- What is The Owners like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Owners as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Owners violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Owners as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Owners?
- Critics broadly found the film a mixed, over-the-top home-invasion horror whose pulpy reversals may appeal to genre enthusiasts despite familiar plotting and uneven pacing.
- Which films are like The Owners?
- Films with a similar feel include Don't Breathe, The Strangers, Funny Games, and Intruders.
- How long is The Owners?
- The Owners runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Owners?
- In United States, The Owners is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
