‘The Home’ (2025) 4K UHD Blu-Ray Review – Pete Davidson Admirably Anchors Overstuffed Psychological Thriller

In this shocking horror-thriller from the creator of The Purge, Max (Pete Davidson), a rebellious twentysomething, is sentenced to community service at a quiet retirement home as the on-site superintendent. For Max, it could be a fresh start — if he plays by the one rule: never, ever visit the residents on the fourth floor. As Max begins to question the staff’s treatment of the patients, he uncovers a chilling secret…with ties to his own troubled past.

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Video Quality

The Home arrives with a 2160p HDR10 presentation in 2.39:1 on this 4K UHD Blu-Ray disc that holds up well. The 4K presentation provides a depth of field within the shadowy facility that cannot be executed as well with the accompanying Blu-Ray. This transfer reveals a squirm-inducing amount of detail in the subtle facets of the makeup effects and eyeball puncturing. Even the nightmarish moments and webpage shenanigans are as clear as intended. Skin tones look consistent throughout, but the movie takes every opportunity to provide some gross-out detail to raise the stakes. There is quite a bit of imagery that will linger in your mind thanks to the clarity on display. 

The benefits of HDR are plentiful, especially when it comes to the contrast. This presentation holds strong when it comes to the black levels that are appropriately deep and detailed with excessive digital noise absent from the screen. None of the shadowy moments exhibit signs of crush. Even the brighter scenes have an overcast quality to them, yet everything maintains the appropriate clarity and a careful handling of highlights that do not succumb to blooming. There is a nice array of complex colors within the environments, production design, and light sources. This is a sturdy 4K UHD presentation that represents the film quite well. 

Audio Quality

This disc comes armed with a great Dolby Atmos presentation that captures all the creepy developments with an invaluable sense of immersion. The sound design of this film is of paramount importance as it pertains to getting your pulse pounding, and the deployment of environmental sounds grounds will have you looking over your shoulder. Sounds are deftly rendered with precise directionality from the more kinetic scenes to the expository moments. 

Every exchange of dialogue is presented clearly without ever being overshadowed by any of the competing sonic elements. The score conjures an uneasy atmosphere that ratchets up the tension accordingly. The low end is engaged when things get more intense, especially in the concluding stretch of the film. The track is all-encompassing with sounds materializing in a way that wakes up the height channels. The mix here is a winner with a favorable engagement of all the channels, so audiences are sure to have fun here. Optional English, English SDH, and Spanish subtitles are provided. 

Special Features

• Audio Commentary: Director James DeMonaco and Producer Sébastien K. Lemercier provide a commentary track in which they discuss wanting to delve into psychological horror after the Purge films, working with Pete Davidson, the themes they wanted to tackle, moments that were cut from the film, the shooting locations, and more. 
• Seeing Is Believing – The Making of The Home: A nearly 11-minute piece that takes a look at the creation of the film, the relationship between Pete Davidson and James DeMonaco, the friendships formed on set, the look of the film, and more. 
• Theatrical Trailer (1:52)
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Final Thoughts

The Home is purposefully overstuffed when it comes to its narrative, which makes it a bit difficult to lock in on the true terror of the situation. The film thankfully does not lean on “the elderly” as the main horror of the story in a way that might skew ageist. That being said, the film does not always correctly calculate what might be considered scary which results in some dull stretches. The ending of the film is a major tonal shift in a way that may save the movie for gorehounds – it is a lot of ridiculous fun – but it may be considered too little, too late for most. It is worth a watch, but it is far from the best horror film of the year. Lionsgate Home Entertainment has released a 4K UHD Blu-Ray that sports a fantastic A/V presentation and some welcome special features. Recommended 

The Home is currently available to purchase exclusively at Lionsgate Limited on 4K UHD Blu-ray. The film is also available everywhere on Blu-Ray. 

Note: Images presented in this review are not reflective of the image quality of the 4K UHD Blu-Ray.

Disclaimer: Lionsgate Home Entertainment has supplied a copy of this disc free of charge for review purposes. All opinions in this review are the honest reactions of the author.