Homebound

Homebound

Blood is thicker than water.

Directed by Sebastian Godwin

Produced by Sharp House, BBC Film

202271 min4.1 / 10

A domestic horror thriller that traps a newcomer in an isolated countryside home where the family's children embody an escalating, unsettling menace.

A young woman arrives at the home of her new husband's estranged family to find the children behaving in increasingly unnerving ways.

Questions people ask

  • Is Homebound scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Homebound easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does Homebound end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Homebound violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is Homebound sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love3

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Homebound

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Homebound

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Homebound, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Homebound, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Homebound, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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