Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an uneven horror thriller whose premise and atmosphere are stronger than its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Max discovers that the retirement home's residents and caretakers conceal sinister secrets, turning a care facility into a source of sustained distrust.
Max experiences haunting dreams as the investigation develops, making his understanding of the home's secrets increasingly uncertain.
The plot uses false leads and hidden connections among residents, caretakers, and possible scientific wrongdoing to drive the investigation.
The retirement home functions as the dominant enclosed setting, with disturbing behavior and sinister secrets transforming domestic care into confinement.
Films like The Home, and why
Rosemary's Baby
shared slow-burn psychological horror, institutional secrecy, and escalating paranoia
The Island of Dr. Moreau
shared sinister care facility setting, hidden experimentation, and disorienting mystery
The Sentinel
shared unsettling elder-care environment, conspiracy-driven suspense, and bleak supernatural atmosphere
Shutter Island
shared dreamlike dread, unreliable-seeming clues, and descent into possible madness
Movie Details
- Director
- James DeMonaco
- Release Date
- 2025-07-24
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (320)
Cast
- Pete Davidson
- John Glover
- Mugga
- Adam Cantor
- Bruce Altman
- Denise Burse
- Stuart Rudin
- Ethan Phillips
- Nathalie Schmidt
- Mary Beth Peil
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Home about?
- A new caretaker's job at a retirement home becomes a descent into dreams, murder, and an unnerving conspiracy hidden behind institutional care.
- What is The Home like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Home as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Home violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Home as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Home?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an uneven horror thriller whose premise and atmosphere are stronger than its execution.
- Which films are like The Home?
- Films with a similar feel include Rosemary's Baby, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Sentinel, and Shutter Island.
- How long is The Home?
- The Home runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Home?
- In United States, The Home streams on Hulu, Starz Apple TV channel.
