Home Invasion

Home Invasion

Year: 2016

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: David Tennant

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When a wealthy woman named Chloe and her stepson Jacob are targeted by a group of skilled thieves in their isolated mansion, their only hope for help comes from Mike, a security systems specialist. Through a fragile phone connection, Mike must guide Chloe and Jacob to safety as the intruders become increasingly dangerous and the link threatens to fail. The situation becomes desperate as they struggle to survive the home invasion.

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Timeline – Home Invasion (2016)

Trace every key event in Home Invasion (2016) with our detailed, chronological timeline. Perfect for unpacking nonlinear stories, spotting hidden connections, and understanding how each scene builds toward the film’s climax. Whether you're revisiting or decoding for the first time, this timeline gives you the full picture.

1

Wealth and isolation establish the setting

Chloe lives with her stepson Jacob in a luxurious mansion perched on an isolated peninsula, reachable only by a swing bridge from the mainland. The setting emphasizes wealth and dangerous seclusion that frames the events to come.

Evening Luxury mansion on isolated peninsula
2

Husband’s disappearance and deadly arrival

Chloe confides to her friend Alice that her rich husband is missing and uncontactable. Three strangers—two men and a woman—stop their car outside, claiming to be lost. Alice goes out to help but is shot and killed.

Evening Mansion driveway/front yard
3

Intruders force entry and search for valuables

The intruders force their way into the house while Chloe and Jacob hide. They begin to search for valuables and a secret safe.

Evening Inside the mansion
4

Security surveillance alerts the inhabitants

Chloe raises the alarm with their private security company; cameras monitor every room. The intruders attempt to locate a hidden stash.

Evening Mansion with security system
5

Bridge sabotage to delay the police

A fourth gang member sabotages the swing bridge to hold back any police response. The plan is to isolate the mansion and stall authorities.

Evening Swing bridge
6

Knox overpowers the captives

Knox, a female gang member, finds Chloe and Jacob; they overpower her and tie her up. She is later found and released amid the ongoing chaos.

Evening Mansion interior
7

Police approach blocked at the bridge

The bridge is opened, and police drive toward the house but are blocked by the fourth gang member. The delay gives the intruders more time to maneuver inside.

Evening Swing bridge vicinity
8

A deadly gunfight silent casualties

The fourth gang member is killed in a gunfight with the police, and the sheriff and several deputies are also killed in the firefight. The violence escalates as officers press the confrontation.

Evening Road near mansion
9

The hidden safe is found but remains sealed

The gang locates the hidden safe but cannot open it. Tension builds around the unknown contents, as everyone realizes the safe holds something of great value.

Evening Inside mansion
10

Heflin intimidates Chloe for the combination

Chloe is captured; Heflin, the gang leader, kills the failed safecracker to intimidate her into revealing the safe's combination. He taunts her with the claim that he killed her husband and that something valuable lies inside the safe.

Evening Mansion interior
11

Chloe fights back and escapes

She is unable to reveal the code, so she stabs Heflin in the leg and, with Jacob, escapes again. The bond between Chloe and Jacob strengthens as they flee the danger.

Night Mansion interior to exterior
12

Jacob ends Knox’s threat outside

Outside, Jacob climbs into an SUV and runs down Knox, killing her. The act amplifies the retaliation and the stakes for the fugitives.

Night Outside the mansion
13

A lure to separate Heflin from his crew

The security company plays a recording of Chloe’s voice through a speaker to lure Heflin away from the others. The ruse creates an opening for Chloe to gain the upper hand.

Night Security room and vicinity
14

Final confrontation and the unopened treasure

Chloe kills Heflin with her husband’s gun. The final image lingers on the still unopened safe, surrounded by police evidence markers, suggesting the mystery of its contents remains unresolved.

Night Mansion interior near the safe

Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 15:27

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