9 Home Invasion Movies That Went Badly for the Invaders Movie

Whether invading an empty house or stalking an unsuspecting victim, these movies turn the tables on intruders and their schemes.

Home invasion thrillers can make for the best Friday or Saturday night flick. When the lighting is just right, and you're all snuggled and cozy on the couch, these films can help provide the perfect combination of adrenaline and excitement to make for a wild viewing experience. And when the bad guy gets their comeuppance, it's all the more cathartic.

The homeowners in these pictures aren't always the victim, or at least, they don't stay that way. These movies offer some of the most "Gotcha" moments from the side of the woman, man, or sitter of the house. In some flicks, the villains are confident in their entry, or when they escape, the victim hasn't forgotten them. Check out these films where the invasion goes wrong for the invaders.

The 2022 horror/thriller, Sick, lives up to its double meaning from beginning to end. The film introduces itself amid the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, and, from there, it's suspense, thrills, and panic. Director John Hyams gives fans a couple of moments where it appears hopeful for the "good guy." Someone stalks a young man from the grocery store to his apartment, where he gives his stalker-turned-intruder a hell of a dust-up before meeting his fate.

Then, the flick switches gears to two young women, Parker (Gideon Adlon) and her friend Miri (Beth Million), heading to a beautiful vacation house. Once there, the assailant(s) hunt to kill the duo, blaming Parker for infecting their son with Covid-19 at a party, which later kills him. Hyams creates agonizing deaths for the intruders, some intricate, others classic, as the heroine and her friend prove incredibly strong-willed and determined to live.

Here's another movie that begins with intrigue. Adam Wingard's 2011 entertainingly warped thriller brings savvy mischief. Fans watch a gallery of heart-thumping random kills before they get to the culprit's identity and the reason behind family members and friends dropping like flies. All parties involved are fair game. However, when the villain doesn't expect a woman raised in a survival camp to show up for a visit, things get complicated.

Everyone takes the same ominous dirt road to one of the most cold-blooded murders in horror history. You're Next wickedly illustrates a hit-for-hire tale as Wingard sets up the start of an innocent family dispute at the dinner table, which makes the perfect opening for the house guests' first sneak-kill. The boyfriend of the villain's sister is the first in that house to die before noticing something is amiss. As he moves toward the window, he quietly receives an arrow to the head. But, the heroine is "Miss Overkill," and rightfully so. Her murder is on the menu (even though her boyfriend denies it) at this shindig. You're Next concocts surprises and twists, providing faithful horror fans a reason to continue their loyalty.

The opening scene of Halloween Ends strays from its usual franchise feel. There's a new babysitter on the scene pinpointed as a murderer after the boy he cares for falls to his death in the home. Corey, now labeled the town freak, develops a romance with Laurie Strode's granddaughter. With Michael Myers' influence and "consumed by evil," he becomes what Haddonfield residents believe him to be. It doesn't take Corey long to get sucked into the dark side, and it appears Myers finds an accomplice.

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Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) welcomes the Myers' intrusion that will end his life. But, will there ever be an end to the Halloween saga? Laurie's last words to Myers, "I have run from you, I have chased you, I have tried to contain you, I have tried to forgive you. I thought maybe, you were the boogeyman. Now, you're just a man who's about to stop breathing." Then, she slits his throat. And, then, he grabs hers. But, the film does attempt to pull the plug on Myer's return. Haddonfield residents make it difficult for this deranged killer's resurrection, putting him through a meat grinder-like machinery. Viewers shouldn't be melancholy about the death of Michael Myers. This franchise was an incredible ride and gifts fans an entertaining legacy filled with humorous killing scenes and memorable Strode-versus-Myers moments.

How often have fans shouted at the screen, "If the villain would just stop yapping, the victim wouldn't have time to think." Breaking In is one of those movies. Shaun Russell (Gabrielle Union) is fierce from the start of her home invasion. She's not a lip-trembling mom waiting to be rescued by her husband (he arrives at the end but is useless). Shaun's (Union) and her children's home become infested with home invaders sniffing for her deceased father's fortune. The invasion goes wrong for the invaders in this movie, and intruders get a taste of who they're dealing with early.

The film grips audiences, not in a fearsomely paralyzing way, but with steady actions of "Lose Yourself" moments from Shaun and her equally tenacious children, who take advantage of every opportunity to escape their intruders. Director James McTeigue conveys the "Don't mess with a mother's children" message in this thriller. The intruder says, "I meant what I said, you're an impressive woman." Shaun replies, "No, I'm just a mom."

Along with Charles Bronson, bad 70s music is part of Death Wish's charm. Bronson plays a vigilante after home intruders kill his wife and daughter. No. Bronson's character doesn't kill the thuggish, murdering clan in his house. He slays them one by one in a movie filmed in New York during the city's highest crime rate. The Big Apple, also penned "Fear City," in the 1970s had native New Yorkers afraid to go outside. The movie capitalizes on people's growing agoraphobia, showing a fed-up Paul Kersey (Bronson), not recklessly killing for a taste of blood but defending strangers on the street as much as himself in this violent era. According to Looper.com, Death Wish, written by Brian Garfield, was inspired by the author's real-life victimization while visiting his New York publisher.

As fans live in New York City revisit 1974's Death Wish, residents may see similarities, as NYC is on the cusp of its old habits. Watching Bronson give this Godfather-like performance — the humble killer who doesn't want to kill but believes it's a necessity for his family — is endearing and rigid to witness, as the pain lies on Kersey's face in nearly every scene.