Dysfunctional Family Horror Movie Reviews
Looking for a new Dysfunctional Family horror movie to watch, but don't want to waste your time sitting through a movie you'll hate? You're in luck! We built AllHorror specifically to help you find the horror movies you're most likely to love. Check out our spoiler-free "Worth Watching" reviews below. All reviews are short and written to give you an idea of what kind of Dysfunctional Family movie it is and what other Dysfunctional Family movies it's similar to, just so you know what to expect. And nearly all Dysfunctional Family movie reviews include videos from other reviewers, so you get multiple opinions from the horror community.
The Fall of Usher (2021) Review
It's about a young man caring for his terminally ill father who gets pulled into a maelstrom of murder, madness, and the macabre. The Fall of Usher was directed by Brian Cunningham and stars Riker Hill, Savannah Schafer, Spencer Korcz, Mi...
Father of Flies (2021) Review
It's about a strange, haunting woman who moves into a child's home after the suicide of his mother. Father of Flies was directed by Ben Charles Edwards and stars Sandra Andreis, Camilla Rutherford, Nicholas Tucci (Ten Minutes to Mid...
The Apology (2022) Review
It's about a recovering alcoholic who's estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives uninvited to her Christmas celebration bearing the secret of what happened to her daughter who disappeared twenty years ago. The Apology was directed by Alison St...
Cerebrum (2021) Review
It's about a test subject at a memory transfer lab who commits a crime he cannot remember. Cerebrum was directed by Arvi and stars James Russo (Undying, Little Red Devil, and Chill), Alexxis Lemire (Torn Hearts, Truth or Dare), Christia...
After She Died (2022) Review
It's about a girl who is shocked to see that her father's new girlfriend looks identical to her recently deceased mother. After She Died was directed by Jack Dignan and stars Liliana Ritchie, Vanessa Madrid, Paul Talbot, Barbara Bing...
Matriarch (2022) Review
It's about a stressed executive who overdoses on cocaine, contracts a mysterious illness, and returns to her hometown and estranged mother to confront her personal demons, but discovers a supernatural threat instead. Matriarch was directed by...
Evil Eye (2022) Review
It's about a 13-year-old girl who travels with her family to her grandmother's home in the countryside to cure her sister's mysterious illness. But her granny isn't all that she seems... Evil Eye was directed by Isaac Ezban (Deat...
Goodnight Mommy (2022) Review
It's about twin brothers who arrive home to find their mother’s demeanor altered and face covered in surgical bandages, and begin to suspect the woman beneath the gauze might not be their mother. Goodnight Mommy was directed by Matt Sobel ...
Infrared (2022) Review
It's about family tensions between a brother and sister with psychic powers threatening to tear apart the filming of an episode of a paranormal reality TV show. But simmering emotions may be the least of the crew's problems... Infrared was...
A House on the Bayou Ending Explained (Spoilers)
Follows a troubled couple and their daughter who go on vacation to an isolated house in the Louisiana bayou to reconnect as a family. But when unexpected visitors arrive, the unity starts to unravel. A House on the Bayou: Spoilers Below In ...
Pearl (2022) Review
It's about a young girl who dreams of Hollywood stardom but is trapped on her family's isolated farm by her overbearing religious mother, and is made to care for her mute, quadriplegic father, until her repressions and dreams implode on her. ...
Orphan: First Kill (2022) Review
It's about a grown woman with hypopituitarism who assumes the identity of the long-lost daughter of a rich American family, with murderous consequences. Orphan: First Kill was directed by William Brent Bell (Separation, Brahms: The Boy II, a...
Resurrection Ending Explained (Spoilers)
Margaret's life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Everything is under control. That is, until David returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret's past. Resurrection: Spoilers Below In Ressurection, we ...
The Whole Truth Ending Explained (Spoilers)
When two siblings stumble on a strange hole in the wall of their grandparents' house, horrifying incidents reveal sinister secrets about their family. The Whole Truth: Spoilers Below In the 2021 Thai horror movie The Whole Truth, Putt&#...
The Wretched Ending Explained (Spoilers)
A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year-old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing as the woman next door. The Wretched: Spoilers Below The first clip of The Wret...
The Elderly (2022) Review
It's about a heat wave that starts making older people act strangely. The Elderly was directed by Fernando González Gómez (The Passenger) and Raúl Cerezo (The Passenger) and stars Irene Anula, Zorion Eguileor (All the Moons, The Pla...
Huesera (2022) Review
It's about a pregnant woman who is tormented by the supernatural entity La Huesera. Huesera was directed by Michelle Garza Cervera (México Bárbaro II) and stars Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández (Belz...
Attachment (2022) Review
It's about two women whose budding romance is threatened by an overbearing mother, religious differences, and a malevolent supernatural entity. Attachment was directed by Gabriel Bier Gislason and stars Josephine Park, Ellie Kendrick, Sof...
The Twin (2022) Review
A mother who needs to confront the unbearable truth about her surviving twin son. The Twin (2022) was directed by Taneli Mustonen and stars Teresa Palmer, Steven Cree, Barbara Marten, and Tristan Ruggeri. The plot of The Twin is focused ...
Choose or Die (2022) Review
A broke college student unleashes a deadly curse stored in an old computer game. Choose or Die (2022) was directed by Toby Meakins and stars Asa Butterfield, Iola Evans, Eddie Marsan, Robert Englund, Kate Fleetwood, Ryan Gage, Angela Griffin, a...
Choose or Die Ending Explained (Spoilers)
After firing up a lost 80s survival horror game, a young coder unleashes a hidden curse that tears reality apart, forcing her to make terrifying decisions and face deadly consequences. Choose or Die: Spoilers Below The movie opens with a sc...
Shut In (2022) Review
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late. If you’ve been as curious as everyone else what a horror-thriller film from The Daily Wire might possibly be lik...
Demonic Ending Explained (Spoilers)
A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed. Demonic: Spoilers Below Carly is a young woman who had fallen out of contact with her ...
The Medium Ending Explained (Spoilers)
A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be. The Medium: Spoilers Below A Thai documentary team travels to Isan, t...
Hellbender (2022) Review
It's about a young woman called Izzy who is told by her mother she can’t interact with others due to a mysterious illness but discovers this may not be the whole truth after an unpleasant drinking game. Hellbender was directed by Toby Poser,...
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) Review
It's about a group of young adults who aim to escape the city by populating a rural ghost town, only for their impulsiveness to incur the violent wrath of Leatherface. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by David Blue Garcia and stars Mo...
The Surprise Visit (2022) Review
It's about a robbery that goes wrong which leaves two young drug addicts to make a difficult decision: to give up, or to do the unthinkable. The Surprise Visit was directed by Nick Lyon (who also directed 5-Headed Shark Attack, Isle Of The De...
Silent Night Ending Explained (Spoilers)
Nell, Simon, and their son Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die. Silent Night: Spoilers Below The married couple Nell and S...
Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) Review
It’s about an insufferable failed writer, his proclivity for violence, and some feminine opposition to his nastiness. Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key was directed by Sergio Martino (Slave of the Cannibal God and Torso) and sta...
A House on the Bayou (2021) Review
In an effort to reconnect and mend their relationship, a troubled couple and their preteen daughter seek an idyllic getaway to a remote mansion in rural Louisiana. But when unexpected visitors arrive, their facade of family unity starts to unravel, a...
Ankle Biters (2021) Review
It’s about four sisters who mistake a sex tape of their mother’s boyfriend’s phone for evidence of him abusing her, so plot to murder him. Ankle Biters is a Canadian movie written & directed by Bennet De Brabandere in his feature debut and s...
Lair (2021) Review
It’s about a man who attempts to prove his friend's innocence for the brutal slaying of his wife & child and, at the same time, confirm the existence of demonic possession by using a damaged family as the unwitting pawns in his plan. Lair wa...
Ginger Snaps (2000) Review
It’s about 2 outcast sisters navigating puberty and a werewolf attack. Ginger Snaps was directed by John Fawcett (who also directed The Dark) and stars Emily Perkins (from Extraterrestrial, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning and Ginger Snaps 2: U...
The Forever Room (2021) Review
Claire wakes one day to find herself chained in a basement. Her horror is amplified when she discovers that her captor is her own mother! The Forever Room has that going for it in a big way, as well as a promising premise. And when you see it’s ...
Possum (2018) Review
It’s about a disgraced children’s puppeteer, Phillip, returning home and being forced to face his abusive childhood, twisted stepfather and suspicions of abducting a schoolboy all while trying to get rid of a grotesque, spider-like marionette cal...
Grandma's House (1989) Review
It’s about two adolescent orphaned siblings sent to live with their grandparents in an old, isolated home in the midst an orange grove. Grandma’s House was the first film directed by Peter Rader (who also directed Escape to Witch Mountain (the...
The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021) Review
Winter, 1843. A young woman is under investigation following the mysterious death of her family's matriarch. Her recollection of the events sheds new light on the ageless forces behind the tragedy. The Last Thing Mary Saw is brought to you by ...
Baphomet (2021) Review
The Richardson family celebrates their 28-year-old daughter's pregnancy in Northern California. The celebration is interrupted when a Satanic cult member, Aksel Brandr, pays them an unexpected visit. Baphomet is brought to you by writer-direct...
Open House (2010) Review
It’s a home invasion slasher with a captor-captive plot. Open House was written and directed by Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Andrew Paquin (producer of New in Town and Blue State) and stars his younger sister, fellow Winnipeg-ian Anna Paquin (who wo...
Separation (2021) Review
A young girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother. Separation was directed by William Brent Bell (known for The Boy and The Devil Inside) and stars Rupert Friend, Violet McGraw, Brian Cox (from The Ring, The Autopsy ...
His House (2020) Review
It’s about a refugee couple struggling to adjust to their new home that has evil lurking within it. ‘His House’ was released in 2020 and was written and directed by Remi Weekes. It stars Wunmi Mosaku (from Citadel), Sope Dirisu and Matt Sm...
Playhouse (2020) Review
It’s about the gothic horror of the horror industry. Playhouse was co-written and co-directed by siblings Fionn Watts and Toby Watts, their first feature-length film. It stars the relatively unknown William Holstead as Jack Travis and Grace Co...
The Heiress (2021) Review
Following the death of Clare’s grandmother, ancient spirits are unleashed and the women must do battle with ‘Lilith’, a malevolent female spirit who has returned to claim possession of Anna’s unborn child. If you dig slow-burning British g...
Spider Baby (1967) Review
It’s about two gorgeous inbred sisters, their mute hairless brother, and their avuncular chauffeur. Spider Baby was written and directed by Jack Hill (who also wrote/directed Fear Chamber, House of Evil, and Pit Stop) and stars Lon Chaney Jr....
The Night (2021) Review
An Iranian couple living in the US become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends. The Night was directed by Kourosh Ahari and stars Shahab Hosseini, Kathr...
The Call (2020) Review
It’s about a time traveling telephone that turns into a terror trip. The Call was directed by Chung-Hyun Lee (at age 30, his full-length directorial debut) and stars Park Shin-He (from #Alive) and Jong-seo Jun (from Burning). Can a magic phon...
Run (2020) Review
A teenager with a slew of health problems suddenly finds that her ailments are possibly being induced by the very mother who cares for her. Run was directed by Aneesh Chaganty and stars Sarah Paulson (from Bird Box), Pat Healy (from The Innkeepers...
Willard (2003) Review
It's about a guy who is bullied on the daily both at home and work, but stumbles on a sinister realization that his brood of pet rats can bully back. Willard was directed by Glen Morgan and stars Crispin Glover (from We Have Always Lived In T...
Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort (2014) Review
It's about a guy who inherits an old resort that comes complete with a couple of incestral caretakers and a clan of killer cannibalistic hillbillies. Wrong Turn 6: Last Resort was directed by Valeri Milev (who also directed Code Red) and stars...
The Lodge (2019) Review
It's about two siblings spending the night alone with their new stepmother. Stuck in a remote mountain cabin, the trio are terrorized by a seemingly supernatural force. The Lodge was directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (who also dire...
