The Parenting (2025) (original) (raw)

A couple rents a countryside house for a weekend with their parents and then discover it's inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.

A couple rents a countryside house for a weekend with their parents and then discover it's inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist. (less)

Director: Craig Johnson
Writer: Kent Sublette
Starring: Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Parker Posey, Dean Norris, Lisa Kudrow, Brandon Flynn
Producer: Chris Bender

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Review

Review by Brian Orndorf, March 12, 2025

6 / 10

Just over a decade ago, co-writer/director Craig Johnson delivered �The Skeleton Twins.� He achieved a delightful balance of heart and humor with the picture, creating something a bit off-beat but still very human, ending up with one of the best features of the year. Johnson hasn�t been able to match such a creative triumph, struggling with subpar character studies (including 2017�s �Wilson�) and television work, but he steps up once again to challenge tonal balance in �The Parenting.� While a play on demon possession movies, the offering fully intends to be hilarious before it tries to become ...read more...

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