Movie

The Third Parent

2027 · 98 min

A cheerful holiday gathering curdles into a suffocating, uncanny siege that keeps you uneasy long after it ends.

Overview: A neighborhood Fourth of July celebration is interrupted by a ferociously bizarre anomaly who overpowers a family in order to teach them how to become better people and more compliant citizens.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, power, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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
power
corruption
isolation
freedom
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild