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Home Invasion Horror movies

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

Overview

A gang of ruthless highway killers kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.

Themes

Wealth and vulnerability, Control and captivity, Survival under threat, Group dynamics under pressure, Violence and coercion, Predator prey dynamics

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Burning Bright

2. Burning Bright

Drama Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
5.8
20101h 29min

Overview

After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.

Themes

Trauma and resilience, Family loyalty under pressure, Survival under isolation, Human-animal conflict, Greed and exploitation, Caregiving under threat

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Overview

Three hooded Eastern-European criminals burst into a home in a Madrid gated community, holding the family hostage in its own home, and forcing the father to empty his credit cards. But the family fights back - brutally.

Themes

Family under threat, Home invasion fear, Survival through resistance, Coercive control dynamics, Moral ambiguity under duress

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The Collector

4. The Collector

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Kidnapping & Captivity Thriller
6.3
20091h 30min

Overview

Desperate to repay his debt to his ex-wife, an ex-con plots a heist at his new employer's country home, unaware that a second criminal has also targeted the property, and rigged it with a series of deadly traps.

Themes

Survival under threat, Debt-driven crime, Traps and danger, Competing intruders, Predator in domestic space, Home invasion peril

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Eden Lake

5. Eden Lake

Horror Thriller Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.7
20081h 31min

Overview

When a young couple goes to a remote wooded lake for a romantic getaway, their quiet weekend is shattered by an aggressive group of local kids. Rowdiness quickly turns to rage as the teens terrorize the couple in unimaginable ways, and a weekend outing becomes a bloody battle for survival.

Themes

Survival under threat, Youth violence and intimidation, Parental accountability in crime, Adult influence on violence, Bullying and social hierarchy, Fear and coercion

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Funny Games

6. Funny Games

Thriller Horror Home Invasion Horror Survival Thriller
6.5
20081h 51min

Overview

When Ann, husband George, and son Georgie arrive at their holiday home they are visited by a pair of polite and seemingly pleasant young men. Armed with deceptively sweet smiles and some golf clubs, they proceed to terrorize and torture the tight-knit clan, giving them until the next day to survive.

Themes

Power under threat, Domestic hostage dynamics, Deceitful appearances, Violence as performance, Family vulnerability, Breakdown of trust

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Inside

7. Inside

Horror Home Invasion Horror
6.7
20071h 23min

Overview

Scarred for life after a harrowing near-death experience, emotionally fragile mother-to-be Sarah is still struggling to come to terms with her loss. Overcome with silent grief, Sarah now seeks solace in work; however, she is on a collision course with sheer terror when a knock at the door in the dead of night chills her bones to the marrow. Now, the raven-haired, late-night visitor in black wants something precious from Sarah, and will stop at nothing to get it.

Themes

Pregnant vulnerability, Home invasion threat, Identity deception, Stalking and surveillance, Trauma and grief processing, Maternal replacement anxiety

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Overview

Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.

Themes

Survival under attack, Violence as control, Obsessive attachment, Surveillance and misperception, Blurred boundaries of victim and aggressor, Isolation and domestic threat

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