It is another horror movie on this list that focuses more on suspense instead of gore. Released in 2008 and starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman, The Strangers was a worldwide box-office success. An intense and certainly underrated thriller, Panic Room is an entertaining and suspenseful piece of cinema from a highly successful and talented director. From then on, an exciting game of cat and mouse ensues.Īn excellent, edge of your seat thriller, the movie contains skilful cinematography and sterling acting performances. The only problem being, it is also the very same place as where the spoils are hidden. With the culprits (expertly played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto and Dwight Yoakam) intent on stealing the previous occupier’s secret safe, the unaware mother and daughter enclose themselves in the panic room. Having recently moved into their new home in New York, Meg (Foster) and Sarah (Stewart) are the victims of home intrusion when three criminals break in to the property. It tells the story of a mother and young daughter trapped inside their panic room, after three criminals force entry into their newly purchased property. As one of the most crucial ingredients in these movies is tension, I have tried not to include spoilers but as ever, proceed at your own risk.ĭavid Fincher directed this 2002 crime thriller, starring Jodie Foster and a pre- Twilight Kristen Stewart. The following films all contain instances of home invasion, some more than others. But if cinema has taught us one thing, it is to never rest on our laurels. Through evolution, we have ingrained the image of our home being our safe-haven, a place to where we can retreat and feel protected from the outside world.
In most instances the perpetrator’s intention is to cause psychical or psychological violence. Home invasion occurs when someone unlawfully gains entry to a private dwelling in order to commit a violation upon the resident. Home Invasion has long been a sub-genre predominantly installed within the horror category and rightfully so.
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