The Parenting
2025 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.0 · 48% critics
Two boyfriends plan a weekend getaway to introduce their parents, hoping for a calm bonding trip. Instead, their country rental turns into a chaotic pressure cooker when they realize the house is haunted by a centuries-old poltergeist, forcing everyone to face awkward family dynamics amid escalating supernatural trouble.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-03-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (160 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a breezy horror-comedy with campy scares, big personalities, and family-meeting chaos in the spirit of Bodies Bodies Bodies or My Best Friend's Exorcism; Not for you if you need genuinely scary horror or fresh, original plotting.
Pros: strong ensemble cast; funny family chaos; playful horror moments | Cons: uneven jokes; familiar tropes; finale feels rushed
Themes
- poltergeist
- gay theme
- gay couple
Cast & crew
Brandon Flynn
as Josh
Nik Dodani
as Rohan
Brian Cox
as Frank
Edie Falco
as Sharon
Lisa Kudrow
as Liddy
Dean Norris
as Cliff
Vivian Bang
as Sara
Parker Posey
as Brenda
Kate Avallone
as Donna
- EK
Elle Kaye
as Zombie Donna
Directed by Craig Johnson