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Home Invasion Horror movies

Safety is shattered at home: intrusion, siege tension, vulnerability, and survival in a familiar space.

Better Watch Out

1. Better Watch Out

Horror Comedy Home Invasion Horror Dark Comedy
6.5
20171h 29min

Overview

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

Themes

Holiday pressure, Truth or dare coercion, Home invasion anxiety, Christmas horror mood, Deception through staging, Age-based manipulation

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
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Don't Hang Up

2. Don't Hang Up

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Mind Game Thriller
5.6
20161h 23min

Overview

An evening of drunken prank calls becomes a nightmare for a pair of teenagers when a mysterious stranger turns their own game against them.

Themes

Prank calls consequences, Mysterious stranger control, Hostage violence fear, Coercive threats and blackmail, Media exposure notoriety, Online stalking anonymity

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Purge: Election Year

3. The Purge: Election Year

Action Horror Thriller Epic Action Home Invasion Horror
6.0
20161h 49min

Overview

Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.

Themes

Immunity revocation, State betrayal, Public violence surge, Vigilantism vs governance, Security state pressures, Survival under purge, Election stakes

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.

Themes

Trust under pressure, Abuse and resilience, Economic desperation, Survival under threat, Invasion and confinement, Power dynamics under stress

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Hush

5. Hush

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.6
20161h 22min

Overview

A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.

Themes

Isolation and vulnerability, Deception under duress, Survival through quick decisions, Home as trap, Lip-reading as leverage, Stalking and siege dynamics

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overview

A soon-to-be bride on her way to a wedding rehearsal is having second thoughts and decides to take a detour. Her car breaks down and a hitch-hiker offers help. Could it be fate?

Themes

Hostage dynamics, Survival under threat, Fate vs choice, Deception and control, Violence as coercion, Isolation drives tension

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.

Themes

Economic precarity, Privacy invasion, Gendered vulnerability, Home invasion tension, Digital surveillance abuse, Online voyeurism

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Fandango At Home
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The Purge: Anarchy

8. The Purge: Anarchy

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.4
20141h 43min

Overview

One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.

Themes

Survival under threat, Class based oppression, Resistance and sacrifice, State sanctioned violence, Revenge vs protection, Power and inequality

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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You're Next

9. You're Next

Horror Thriller Mystery Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.6
20131h 34min

Overview

When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.

Themes

Inheritance motive, Survivalist training, Kinship betrayal, Domestic siege, Deception and conspiracy, Masked aggression

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Overview

Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

Themes

Class inequality, Wealth and security, Social allegory, Neighborhood hostility, Economic collapse implications, Security dependence, Mob rule versus order

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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