The Parenting

2025
15
1h 34m

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5.7/10

3.9K

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Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow, Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Vivian Bang, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, and Brandon Flynn in The Parenting (2025)

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

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

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

See production info at IMDbPro

Zombie Jamie
(as Keith R. Beck)

John Hawe

Jamie

McKhelen Alcindor

Dancer
(uncredited)

Evonne Archer

Wedding Guest
(uncredited)

Peter Brownlee

Wedding Guest
(uncredited)

Brendan Edwards

Bartender
(uncredited)

Heidi Garza

Wedding Guest
(uncredited)

Director
- Craig Johnson
Writer
- Kent Sublette
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Trivia
Brian Cox was supposed to film a nude scene for the film; however, he requested to use a body double, instead.

Goofs
Cars have NYS license plates. Windshields have inspection stickers, but are missing their Registration Stickers.

Quotes
Josh: Frank? You in there? Can you hear me? Frank, I want you to know something.
Frank: Fucking queer. Butt lover.
Josh: No, I'm talking to the real Frank! And if you can hear me... Your son's an idiot. But I love him. Even if this didn't all really... work out.
Frank: Because his dick is too small? Too small for your butt.
Josh: The dick is fine, evil Frank.
Frank: Well, I'm looking at the dad-dick right now, and if the son-dick is anything like the dad-dick, the dick is small.

Soundtracks
Levitating
Written by Clarence Coffee Jr., Sarah Hudson, Stephen Kozmeniuk and Dua Lipa
Performed by Dua Lipa
Courtesy of Warner Music U.K. Ltd.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User reviews33

Featured review

7/10

Spooky and funny - the good and bad kind.

Are the cliches today still funny enough: Two totally different families? A haunting? Staying together for days? A gay male relationship? Expected writing and foreseeable outcome?

All demonic signs point to yes. It's a simple recipe. Because Edie Falco (more of her anytime!) and Lisa Kudrow (somehow still getting better and better and better) are always a powerhouse, combined with the literal magic of Parker Posey (needs no explaining), the movie creates an endearing yet unsettling group of performances.

Unexpected small bit comedy with fun timing carries you through the whole film. If you're looking for huge dramatic scenes with punch-in-gut acting, look elsewhere. This is a silly comedy with really fun tones, overt use of obvious low hanging humor and little depth. But that's the point, and definitely worth the quick 1h40m watch.