Invited Them: Who
: Adam, eager to climb the social ladder, is easily charmed by the couple's perceived status and invites them to stay for more drinks.
: Reviewers at We Who Walk Here noted that the performances "transcend its predictable plot," particularly Timothy Granaderos as the "sinister" Tom. Who Invited Them
Critics generally praised the performances and the film's witty take on social awkwardness, though some found the plot predictable. : Adam, eager to climb the social ladder,
After their housewarming party ends, Adam (Ryan Hansen) and Margo (Melissa Tang) discover a lingering couple, Tom and Sasha (Timothy Granaderos and Perry Mattfeld), in their home. After their housewarming party ends, Adam (Ryan Hansen)
: Director Duncan Birmingham describes this as a "polite home invasion," where the threat is invited in and stays because the hosts are too bound by societal normalcies to eject them.
: The strangers use passive-aggressive techniques to highlight cracks in Adam and Margo's marriage, slowly turning the hosts into prisoners in their own home. Major Themes
Directed by Duncan Birmingham, is a 2022 psychological horror-comedy that explores the dangers of social desperation and "polite horror". The film follows a couple, Adam and Margo, whose housewarming party in the Hollywood Hills turns into a nightmare when a mysterious pair of strangers refuse to leave. Plot and Core Conflict