The Parenting (2025) Horror Comedy

Rated R | Genres Horror, Comedy | Runtime 1h 34m
The Parenting (2025) Horror Comedy Poster
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  • Overall Score: ☆ 4.97/10
    IMDB: ☆ 5.7/10
    Metascore: ☆ 4.5/10
    Tomatometer: ☆ 4.7/10

The Parenting Plot Synopsis:


Synopsis / Plot Summary:  A couple rents a countryside house for a weekend with their parents and then discover it"s inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.

Tagline: Meeting the parents... it"s a necessary evil.

A hilariously terrifying comedy, THE PARENTING follows young couple Rohan and Josh as they plan a perfect weekend getaway in the country to introduce their parents. As tensions begin to flare between the more traditional Sharon and Frank and the laid-back Liddy and Cliff, the families soon realize that their rental – managed by eccentric local Brenda – is haunted by the presence of a 400-year-old poltergeist. When one parent becomes thoroughly possessed, it’s up to the young couple and their meddlesome BFF Sara to unite the families and stop the evil entity once and for all.

  • Cast: Nik Dodani (Rohan), Brandon Flynn (Josh), Brian Cox (Frank), Edie Falco (Sharon), Lisa Kudrow (Liddy), Dean Norris (Cliff), Parker Posey (Brenda), Vivian Bang (Sara), and others.
  • Credits: Directed by Craig Johnson; written by Kent Sublette; produced by Chris Bender and Jake Weiner; executive producers Richard Brener, Chris Pan, David Neustadter, and Jared Ian Goldman.

Debuts THURSDAY, MARCH 13 on Max

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WAKE UP: "Blue Fox Entertainment is excited to share the trailer and announce we will be releasing the critically-acclaimed festival-hit horror thriller WAKE UP, directed by siblings Anouk Whissell and Yoannn-Karl Whissell of the directing team RKSS (TURBO KID, SUMMER OF 84), in theaters nationwide in the U.S. and Canada on April 4, 2025. 

WAKE UP, which has received critical acclaim since its world premiere at Austin’s Fantastic Fest, stars Turlough Convery (Netflix’s Black Mirror)Benny O.Arthur (Sky and Canal +’s Django), Alessia Yoko Fontana (Sky"s Iris), Jacqueline Moré (THE ANARCHIST’S DREAM), Kyle Scudder (Netflix’s In Love All Over Again), Thomas GouldCharlotte Stoiber (Downfall) and Aidan O’Hare (MY SAILOR MY LOVE). It was produced by Laurent Baudens (WE ARE ZOMBIES) and Gaël Nouaille (SPOILED BRATS) for Borsalino Productions. The screenplay was written by Alberto Marini (RETRIBUTION).

In WAKE UP, a group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore but must fight for their lives in a night of terror after getting trapped inside with a deranged security guard.

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The Parenting Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2025 (more 2025 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 94 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Comedy
Horror Genres:  Comedy, Haunted House
Directors: Craig Johnson
Stars: Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow … (cast list)
Nominations: 2

What is The Parenting Streaming On?

The Parenting is Streaming on HBO Max
Language: English
Country: United States
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