The Home

Max (Pete Davidson) is seen as a delinquent, in trouble with the police and in and out of the foster home system. Now an adult Max still has ties to his extended foster family with Couper (Victor Williams) as a benevolent patriarch. He fixes Max up with a job in a retirement home and avoiding going to jail.

Its menial work, cleaning and suchlike overseen by supervisors who don’t appear to have the right attitude towards the residents. Also, the fourth floor is completely off limits.

The place is ancient and eerie with strange things going on such as a resident bleeding in the pool during exercises. The residents are an odd bunch too. The extrovert Lou (John Glover) presents himself as resident leader, though its not exactly a mutual as there are ripples of discontent within the resident community.

Strange things start to happen, a masked woman is in bed with Max, which he puts down to a nightmare. He’s then given a warning to leave, only for Norma (Mary Beth Pail) to fall out of a window onto railings. Taking it all together, it begins to dawn on Max that things aren’t what they ought to be.

Developing the story and dread as it goes on doesn’t really prepare the viewer for the third act. Which is fine as director James DeMonaco and co-writer Adam Cantor have carefully controlled the film’s mood and direction, maybe even being over-cautious. A good cast make the best of a solid script with the experience of Glover relishing the character of Lou.

The Home deftly blends the natural creepiness of a large old building with the more sophisticated surveillance that Max deploys as he searches for answers, even delving into the dark web.

Full blown horror isn’t overlooked and with eyes being a key aspect of the mystery there’s some terrifically uncomfortable moments.

The Home had its UK premiere at London FrightFest in August 2025.