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Presence

Presence

Drama · Horror · Thriller · 2025

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

Movie details

Presence

“In this house there is a presence.”

2025 Drama · Horror · Thriller 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Presence?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steven Soderbergh

Written by

David Koepp

Callina Liang

Callina Liang

Chloe

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu

Rebekah

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Chris

Eddy Maday

Eddy Maday

Tyler

West Mulholland

West Mulholland

Ryan

Julia Fox

Julia Fox

Cece

Lucas Papaelias

Lucas Papaelias

Carl

Court is in session

Put Presence on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.