PRESENCE ~ Every Home Has One | Released on Jan 24, 2025

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“PRESENCE” is a Supernatural Thriller movie, released in U.S. theaters on January 24, 2025. Currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and will be on Hulu.

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No Suburban Home is Complete Without a “Presence”

In “PRESENCE“, a typical family of four got just what they expected when they moved into their typical suburban home. An uninvited occupant: a poltergeist. No home is complete without one!

The Paynes are your average family. Meaning? Meaning every family member has “issues”.

Rebekah, the wife and mother, is a thief! She’s committing financial fraud at the company where she works.
Chris, the husband and father, would like to get a divorce
Chloe is a teenager grieving the loss of a friend, and she gets involved with a boy who doesn’t have good intentions
Tyler is sort of “normal”; he’s a champion swimmer, but he’s arrogant

Then there’s the “Presence”. Chloe was the first to encounter the poltergeist because it was in her closet. She believes the presence is the spirit of her friend who died. If so, then it won’t be malevolent. But what if it isn’t?

CAST: Lucy Liu (as Rebekah), Chris Sullivan (as Chris), Callina Liang (as Chloe), Eddy Maday (as Tyler)

GENRE: Supernatural Thriller, Horror, Family

FILMING LOCATIONS: Filmed in Cranford, New Jersey (a suburban town known for its historic neighborhoods)

Viewership and Rating:

IMDb: 6.1 out of 10 stars
Empire: 4 out of 5 stars
Google users shared a public rating: 2 out of 5 stars

LINKS OF INTEREST:

Presence Review – ‘Turns the horror genre inside out’ | Empire

‘Presence’ Review: This Is the Worst Movie of the Year (So Far) |Esquire

TRAILER/TEASER:

ONE Media. “PRESENCE Trailer 2 (2025) Lucy Liu, Steven Soderbergh.” YouTube, 13 Jan. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83Nzhr6lnp8.

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BijouMagnifique

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#1 Mar 29, 2025

The cinematography in PRESENCE was well done, and the tension-building in some scenes was genuinely effective. However, the pacing suffered. The family drama often overshadowed the horror, which made it feel like two different movies awkwardly stitched together. The performances were solid, especially from Callina Liang, but the script could have used a rewrite. I’d give it a 6/10—not terrible, but not particularly memorable either.

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Terrance46

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#2 Mar 29, 2025

I watched this with my friends over the weekend, and it was just okay. Some creepy moments, but nothing that really stuck with me. I kept waiting for a big scare, and it never came. The story had potential, but I didn’t connect with the characters enough to care about what happened to them. Maybe horror fans will enjoy it more, but for me, it was just something to pass the time.

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emilymorrison

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#3 Nov 03, 2025

"PRESENCE" klinkt als een bovennatuurlijke thriller met een vleugje donkere humor! De slogan, "geen voorstedelijk huis is compleet zonder aanwezigheid", is zowel griezelig als vreemd grappig—het zet de toon perfect voor een film die waarschijnlijk evenveel griezelig en vermakelijk is.

De Paynes lijken allesbehalve uw typische familie, ondanks de voorstedelijke omgeving. Rebekah, de moeder, een dief zijn die financiële fraude pleegt? Dat is al een plotlijn op zich! En met elk gezinslid met zijn eigen "problemen", klinkt kom meer te weten het alsof de poltergeist misschien niet eens het meest chaotische ding in het huis is.

Het idee om bovennatuurlijke elementen te mengen met het drama van een disfunctionele familie is intrigerend—het is alsof de geest gewoon de kers is op hun al rommelige leven. En nu het wordt gestreamd op Amazon Prime Video en binnenkort op Hulu, is het zeker de moeite waard om te bekijken voor fans van thrillers met een kant van familiedrama. Perfect voor een spookachtige filmavond!

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