6.6/10 (IMDB)

Presence

1h 24m Horror | Thriller

Presence

A family moves into a suburban house and becomes convinced they’re not alone.

From the director of Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Erin Brockovich, and Ocean’s Eleven comes PRESENCE: a new film from Steven Soderbergh.

Director

Steven Soderbergh

Cast

Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan

Rating

R

Year

2025

Country

United States

Language

English


Main Trailer


Reviews

  • "This is an enormously satisfying watch for haunted house movie fans, favoring sustained anxiety over big scares and practical effects over digital trickery."
    - The Hollywood Reporter
  • "The director’s latest is a distinctly cool, dynamic Soderbergian riff on Michael Powell’s "Peeping Tom" via "The Haunting," with a dash of "Paranormal Activity" sprinkled around its edges."
    - The Daily Beast
  • "Weaving in skillfully employed, grounded visual effects, it’s rather shocking just how much the ghost, sight unseen, feels like another character in the movie."
    - The Film Stage
  • "The film proves to be a sleek, efficient exercise, with Soderbergh riffing on the conventions of the haunted-house thriller while applying intelligence and technical mastery."
    - Screen Daily
  • "Presence isn’t afraid to be narratively predictable, because it’s out there visually. It’s an art film that also works as a spellbinding horror film, and it might be the best thing Soderbergh has done in ages."
    - New York Magazine (Vulture)
  • "While the dizzying, dazzling cinematography, self-shot under his usual D.P. pseudonym Peter Andrews, demands you pay attention to the technical virtuosity, that gambit (or gimmick — your call) is merely setting the table for something else."
    - Rolling Stone
  • "Fresh score. In this shivery ghost story, director-editor-DP Steven Soderbergh proves a rich imagination can work wonders on a low budget and turn the familiar into something fresh and frightening. "
    - ABC News
  • "As an experiment, it remains of interest, something to be filed away as a curious technical exercise, and Soderbergh operating at a lower level is still higher than many of his peers."
    - Guardian

Festivals

  • Toronto Int'l Film Festival
  • Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
  • Sundance Film Festival
  • Hamptons Int'l Film Festival
  • Thessaloniki Int'l Film Festival
  • Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
  • Virginia Film Festival
  • Sitges Film Festival