From notable horror franchises tothe “What did I just watch?”

titlesthat so many love,the best home invasion movies prey on the fear of spontaneity and unjustified terror.

The Purgetakes home invasion to a new level byallowing the crime spree to be completely legal.

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There’s no rescue coming, and the 12-hour countdown is painstakingly slow.

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9’mother!'

The film starsJavier BardemandJennifer Lawrenceas a couple determined to make their rural home paradise.

James Sandin, looking through a small window and looking worried in The Purge

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mother!is, first and foremost,a film about breaking the social contract.

One family is desperate to have what they believe the other takes for granted.

Desperate to escape, the family realizes that the phenomenon is happening across the country.

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Hush is currently not available to stream or buy in the US and Canada.

Meg and Sarah take refuge in the panic room while they watch the intruders on a display of cameras.

ThisDavid Fincher-helmed projecttakes the home invasion genre to the next level as claustrophobia taps audiences on the shoulder.

Him guiding Mother through a crowd of strangers in mother!

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The Strangersis a chillingly realistic film, its premise all too plausible for audiences.

It remains the best in the home invasion genre because it can happen to anyone at any time.

While other films remove the malice for entertainment,The Strangersrequires it to send a message.

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It was well-received by audiences, garnering two more films.

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The Kim family laughs by a coffee table covered in food in Parasite

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A scared Adelaide hugs her children in Us

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Brynn hiding under her bed in No One Will Save You

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Maddie (Kate Siegel) sits at her laptop while a masked man (John Gallagher Jr.) stands behind her in Hush

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Jane Levy pressed against a wall beside the closet hiding from an unseen villain in Don’t Breathe

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Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart look at a security camera offscreen in ‘Panic Room’ (2002).

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a masked intruder stands behind James in the horror thriller ‘The Strangers’

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