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The Uninvited

The Uninvited (2025)

1h 38m | PG-13

⭐ 5.474 / 10

Rose and Sammy enjoy an idyllic life with love, a Hollywood Hills home, and a curious son. During a party, Sammy assigns unusual significance to it, while Rose juggles preparations amid distractions. The unexpected arrival of Helen, who claims residence there, oscillates between confusion and lucidity. Strangely, Helen possesses intimate knowledge of the house and its guests. Her revelations spark drama, unearthing hidden truths and compelling Rose to confront her past, future, and the desire for change.

Director: Nadia Conners

Studio: Rosebud Pictures

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Elizabeth Reaser

Elizabeth Reaser

as Rose

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

as Sammy

Lois Smith

Lois Smith

as Helen

Eva De Dominici

Eva De Dominici

as Delia

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

as Gerald

Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal

as Lucien

Reviews

By CinemaSerf

“Rose” (Elizabeth Reaser) is married to talent agent “Sammy” (Walton Goggins) and they are preparing for a make-or-break party at their home one evening when the sound of a repetitious car horn sends her out to investigate. That’s when she meets “Helen” (Lois Smith). She’s an elderly lady convinced that she lives in their house, and when “Rose” takes her in whilst trying to summon some help her presence seems to galvanise her family and their guests into a series of revealingly uninteresting and cocaine-induced home truths that drags the whole thing into the doldrums of a melodrama populated by some seriously mediocre actors adequately reflected by the presence of Rufus Sewell! Actually, any scene stealing probably just belongs to a toilet doorknob, to Smith and to an enthusiastic effort from Roland Rubio as their son “Wilder”. Otherwise it’s really just a collection of who cares people that engender very little interest in their self-induced and/or self-serving problems. Stereotypes galore, sorry!