The Invitation
dir. Karyn Kusama · 2016
Plot
Will and Eden were once a loving couple. After a tragedy took their son, Eden disappeared. Two years later, out of the blue, she returns with a new husband... and as a different person, eerily changed and eager to reunite with her ex and those she left behind. Over the course of a dinner party in the house that was once his, the haunted Will is gripped by mounting evidence that Eden and her new friends have a mysterious and terrifying agenda. But can we trust Will's hold on reality? Or will he be the unwitting catalyst of the doom he senses?
Why watch
"The Invitation" masterfully intertwines psychological horror with the haunting echoes of unresolved grief, creating a dinner party that spirals into a night of dread and paranoia. With its slow-burn tension and unsettling atmosphere, this film invites viewers to question the very nature of trust and reality.