The Home
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: July 25, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
The New York TimesErik PiepenburgJul 24, 2025
It seesaws between creepy and dippy, although it pulls no punches in its indictment of the American elder care system. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJul 24, 2025
Despite the care with which DeMonaco and his collaborators build dread, The Home only partially delivers on its frightening promises. The film suffers from uneven pacing, as it waits a touch too long to capitalize on the suspense it musters. Read full review
55
The Daily BeastNick SchagerJul 24, 2025
The epitome of a knock-off B-movie—and one that’s only mildly entertaining when it shows its cards and goes full-on gonzo. Read full review
50
Original-CinLiz BraunJul 25, 2025
The Home has neither haunting atmosphere nor paranoid madness to recommend it; it’s just a weak story, badly executed and dragged along until it launches into a blood-spatter bonanza in the last five minutes. Read full review
50
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJul 24, 2025
A few odd touches and one impressively, cathartically violent sequence don’t compensate for the film’s resistance to its own ideas. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyJul 24, 2025
The truth is that crummy, un-scary horror movies are nothing new, and are more the norm than the exception. And while The Home doesn’t distinguish itself in terms of style or subtext (one can argue that it doesn’t have any of the latter), it at least throws out just enough gross-out imagery to keep a viewer awake. Read full review
40
ColliderShaina WeatherheadJul 24, 2025
'The Home' is a lame horror misfire saved only by its unhinged third act. Read full review
40
IGNEric GoldmanJul 24, 2025
Pete Davidson does solid enough work in a more dramatic role and the supporting cast does the best they can with the material, but The Home collapses under its muddled messaging, overly familiar and sometimes ridiculously heavy-handed imagery, and a lack of tension. Read full review
30
VarietyMurtada ElfadlJul 25, 2025
Davidson shows he may not have the chops to carry a horror film, while DeMonaco fails to deliver any thrills this time. Ultimately, it’s a by-the-numbers effort that proves quite disappointing. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDerek SmithJul 24, 2025
As The Home trudges along until its inevitable rug-pull, its obnoxiously loud and incessant score tries to convince us of the sinisterness at play at the retirement home. And by the time the rubber finally hits the road well into the third act, the twist is aggravating not only because it’s so patently absurd, but because so little in the previous hour feels remotely connected to what occurs in the homestretch. All of the horrific imagery and supposed clues that came before are revealed to be signposts signifying nothing. Even the outbursts of violence in the climax do nothing but remind us just how empty and cynical the whole charade has been. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comRobert DanielsJul 25, 2025
It’s not often you find a film that’s so artless, it feels like one big joke. But “The Home,” James DeMonaco’s silly octogenarian horror flick, is about as hopeless as you can get. Read full review
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