Family Dinner
Overweight and insecure, Simi spends Easter weekend with her famous nutritionist aunt. The hope is that it’ll help her get on a healthier track, but as the aunt’s family’s icy dynamics and an increasingly malevolent atmosphere leave Simi feeling uneasy, weight isn’t the only thing she’s about to lose.
Why it matters
A tense psychological horror that uses family dysfunction and body image anxieties to unsettle and disturb.
- Sharp social commentary on wellness culture’s toxic underbelly, anchored by a quietly intense lead performance.
- Slow-burn dread builds through claustrophobic, domestic spaces, recalling the emotional claustrophobia of films like *The Invitation*.
- Explores how control and self-worth intertwine, making it resonate beyond typical body horror tropes.
- For fans of character-driven horror that trades gore for atmosphere and creeping psychological unease.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
71
Supernatural
0
Creature
0
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
71
Survival
17
