The Front Room
The Front Room is a 2024 American psychological horror comedy film written and directed by the Eggers Brothers, in their feature film debut, based on the 2016 short story of the same name by Susan Hill. The film stars Brandy, Kathryn Hunter, Andrew Burnap, and Neal Huff.
Plot
Heavily pregnant anthropology professor Belinda is frustrated with treatment by her department, sleepwalking at night from anxiety, and still grieving from the loss of her stillborn first son, Wallace. One evening, Belinda's 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.