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The Wrong House

Name: The Wrong House
Director: Sam Irvin
Released: 2016
Duration: 90 min

Representation Score

3.3/10

Limited

2016

TV-14

Director

Sam Irvin

Runtime

90 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

The Wrong House functions as a conventional domestic thriller that emphasizes genre clichés over social challenges. The story is built around preserving a traditional nuclear family, focusing on the disruption of suburban stability rather than exploring multiple aspects of identity. Because the narrative relies on established archetypes of protectors and providers, it lacks the complexity needed to challenge social hierarchies. The film operates within a narrow framework of domestic security and traditional relational structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Wrong House have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on a traditional nuclear family and does not include any non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does The Wrong House portray gender?

Fair

The story follows a typical domestic thriller framework, focusing on a traditional marriage where a husband and wife face external threats together.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Wrong House?

Limited

The racial or ethnic backgrounds of the characters are unspecified. The film seems to follow a homogeneous suburban setting.

How does The Wrong House represent religion and culture?

Fair

The plot uses the 'suburban ideal' as a central theme, reinforcing traditional Western ideas of domestic stability and family life.

Does The Wrong House include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative does not mention any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film provides a clear, focused narrative centered on the domestic thriller genre.

Limited or Absent

The story lacks complexity in addressing multiple aspects of identity and fails to challenge traditional gender or relational hierarchies.
There is a notable absence of diverse racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ identities within the character descriptions.

Official Synopsis

Rebecca Lassiter and her husband Brian leave New York City to move to Los Angeles and find the perfect suburban house for them and their young daughter. Shortly after moving in, Rebecca and Brian notice strange things start to happen--food deliveries they did not order, rat and pest control dispatched without their knowledge, and finally--a rock thrown through the window. The Lassiter's ideal life quickly begins to unravel and their family's safety is put in jeopardy.

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