Deathwoods vs The Ancestral Home

The Ancestral Home has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7/10 for Deathwoods). Deathwoods is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 57m. The Ancestral Home is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Deathwoods posterDeathwoods2026 VS The Ancestral Home posterThe Ancestral Home2025
DeathwoodsThe Ancestral Home
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 7.6/10
Year20262025
Length1h 23m1h 57m
GenresComedy, HorrorComedy, Drama, Family, Horror
Country–Vietnam
DirectorDeryk Wehrley, Jake KopronicaHuỳnh Lập
Main castFelissa Rose, L.C. Holt, KateLynn E. Newberry, Celeste Blandon, Jake KopronicaMai Thế Hiệp, Chí Tâm, Ngô Phạm Hạnh Thúy, Huỳnh Lập, Phương Mỹ Chi

Synopsis

Deathwoods

A weekend of camping intended to break Scott out of his post breakup depression, quickly turns into a weekend of bloodshed, as his friends are picked off one by one by the urban legend that haunts the woods surrounding the small town of Old Hickory, Tennessee.

The Ancestral Home

A Gen Z content creator returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.

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