The Parenting

Year: 2025 (March)

Genre:
Comedy / Horror

Director:
Craig Johnson

Stars:
Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Parker Posey, Vivian Bang ...

Storyline:
They wanted a relaxing weekend... The ghost had other plans.

A young couple plans a peaceful, slightly tense weekend getaway with both of their parents at a rented countryside home—hoping to bring the families together and maybe survive a few passive-aggressive conversations.

But their biggest problem isn’t awkward dinners or old grudges… it’s the 400-year-old poltergeist that refuses to let anyone settle in. As the ghost grows more active and aggressive, the family is forced to confront secrets, fears, and generational baggage—all while dodging flying knives, ghostly pranks, and supernatural tantrums.

Equal parts spooky and hilarious, The Parenting is a sharp, modern twist on haunted house horror with a hefty side of family dysfunction. After all, nothing brings people together like surviving a haunting together.

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Similar movies to The Parenting

If you're into horror-comedies with heart and dysfunction, this pairs well with:

The Visit (2015) – A tense family weekend goes creepily wrong.

Beetlejuice (1988) – Ghosts with attitude in a house full of tension.

Ready or Not (2019) – Meet-the-family night turned deadly.

💡 Like these, The Parenting balances quirky characters, paranormal chaos, and real-life emotional baggage—delivering laughs and screams in equal measure.

📌 Final Thoughts

With a sharp cast, snappy script, and the perfect blend of family friction and spectral shenanigans, The Parenting is a cleverly chaotic horror-comedy where the real scares come from forced bonding... and poltergeists who just won’t leave.

You can’t choose your family.
But the ghost definitely chose you.

Which of these films have you seen? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!