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Home Movie

2008 · 77 min

A slow, unsettling found-footage descent that makes ordinary family moments feel deeply wrong and quietly terrifying.

Directed by
Christopher Denham
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams
Tagline
Some memories are best forgotten.
Overview
Reverend David Poe and his psychiatrist wife trade hectic New York life for an idyllic rural farmhouse; the perfect place for 10 year old twins Jack & Emily to run, play and imagine. Documenting this lifestyle change, David decides to film every holiday and special family event. To the Poe's horror their home movies reveal an increasing malice and evil within their children.

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Directed by
Christopher Denham
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring
Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • isolation
  • madness
  • parenthood
  • fate
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Christopher Denham
Written by
Christopher Denham
Starring
Adrian Pasdar, Cady McClain, Amber Joy Williams, Austin Williams, Lucian Maisel, River O'Neal
Cinematography
William M. Miller
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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