Movie

The Residence

2025 · 110 min

A slow-burning, paranoid thriller that makes you question the comfort of smart technology.

Tagline: What if her AI decided to take control?
Overview: In the near future, during a health crisis, novelist Clarissa Katsef visits the Ludovico Foundation housing complex in search of inspiration. With the help of her AI assistant Dalloway, she finds fresh inspiration as she immerses herself in her writing.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Technology, isolation, obsession, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
isolation
obsession
parenthood
survival
Places: single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild