The Front Room is a 2024 American psychological horror film written and directed by the Eggers Brothers in their feature film debut. The film is based on the 2016 short story of the same name by Susan Hill, and stars Brandy, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff.

Plot

Heavily pregnant anthropology professor Belinda is frustrated with her treatment by her department, sleepwalking at night from anxiety, and still grieving from the loss of her stillborn first born son, Wallace. One evening, her husband Norman receives a phone call from a mysterious number, which turns out to be his estranged ailing stepmother Solange, who had called to inform him about his dying father. Norman refuses to visit his family, never revealing Solange’s religious abuse to Belinda. After quitting her job, Belinda comes home to news from Norman that his father has died. The couple goes to the funeral, and Belinda is introduced to Solange at the church wherein she proposes to the couple a deal: they accommodate her last days in their home and they get her hefty inheritance. Being financially unstable, Norman reluctantly agrees.