| The Parenting | |
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| Directed by | Craig Johnson |
| Written by | Kent Sublette |
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| Cinematography | Hillary Spera |
| Edited by | Josh Crockett |
| Music by | Nathan Larson |
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| Distributed by | Max |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Parenting is a 2025 Americancomedy horror film directed byCraig Johnson and written by Kent Sublette. It starsNik Dodani,Brandon Flynn,Parker Posey,Vivian Bang,Lisa Kudrow,Dean Norris,Brian Cox, andEdie Falco.
The film premiered onMax on March 13, 2025.
A young gay couple, Rohan and Josh, host a weekend getaway with their respective parents in a country house rental. Things take a turn when the three couples discover the presence of a 400-year-old evil entity.[2]
On January 26, 2021,New Line Cinema put in development a horror-comedy project written by Kent Sublette, withCraig Johnson attached to direct.[3] The cast was announced in March 2022.[4][5][2][6] After atable read viaZoom on March 19, 2022, filming began on March 25 in Massachusetts.[2][7]Nathan Larson composed the score.[8]
The film was released onMax on March 13, 2025.[2][9]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 47% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Playing in the well-worn horror-comedy sandbox, Craig Johnson'sThe Parenting may need a time-out when it comes to reinvigorating the genre."[10]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 45 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[11]
