Riff Raff

Vincent Gauthier and his college-age son DJ spend Christmas and New Year at a secluded vacation cabin in Yarmouth, Maine. The quiet, snow-blanketed retreat is shared with Vincent's wife Sandy, who returns with groceries and tries to keep the peace within the blended family. The stage is set for a family drama that will soon erupt with violence and revelations.

At 4:12 am, a knock at the door brings Rocco, Marina Bravo, and an unconscious Ruth into the cabin. They have fled a crime scene and have dragged Ruth with them, seeking refuge from their pursuers. The guests' arrival instantly unsettles the fragile harmony of the household.

The following day, Ruth is awakened by a knife pressed against her when DJ tries to wake her. Ruth's recognition of DJ—and his role in her past—sows unease, and Sandy's irritation at the intruders underscores the tension. Old wounds and hidden agendas begin bubbling to the surface as secrets spill in quiet, brittle conversations.

Across town, Leftie and Lonnie stop by a roadside market for directions to Yarmouth and inadvertently escalate danger when Leftie shoots and kills the clerk in a moment of misunderstanding. The violent interruption foreshadows the wider consequences of the intruders' escape and the intertwining fates of the families. The market scene adds a real-world threat outside the cabin's walls.

Inside the cabin, Ruth recounts her fraught history with Leftie, and Rocco explains Marina's ex-boyfriend Johnny had also threatened them. The dinner-in-progress and earlier threats highlight how past violence has followed the intruders to this holiday escape. The tension inside this house grows heavier with every whispered confession.

In a sequence that flashes back to the day’s earlier events, Johnny pressures Marina at a restaurant during dinner, forcing Rocco to step away. Marina's screams draw Rocco back, and he kills Johnny when Johnny attempts to rape her. The killing sets off a chain of cover-ups that drive Ruth into the cabin and push Vincent to navigate a fragile sense of loyalty.

After the killing, Ruth is drugged and transported back to the cabin, leaving behind a trail of fear and confusion. The group contends with the strain of accommodating a former wife who re-enters their lives under violent circumstances. Vincent's demeanor toward Sandy and DJ becomes distant as he tries to keep the fragile family intact.

Late at night, Leftie and Lonnie arrive at the Gauthier cabin and round up everyone with guns in the living room. Leftie laments Johnny's death and makes it clear he wants revenge for the past, setting the stage for a deadly confrontation. The tension in the room crackles as accusations and old wounds erupt into a new crisis.

Leftie orders Lonny to take Ruth and Rocco outside to kill them, and he reveals to Sandy and DJ that Vincent killed DJ's father years earlier, hoping to lure the son into revenge. The revelation fractures the family further as loyalties clash and fear eclipses empathy. The control of the room tilts toward a fatal resolve.

Vincent turns the violence back on Leftie, shooting him, and then Lonny as the home erupts into gunfire. Ruth, who survived the earlier trauma, shoots Vincent first, claiming she deserved to be loved by him. Sandy raises a gun toward her husband but is prevented by the chaotic moment, leaving the room awash in gun smoke and shattered trust.

Weeks later, the surviving family members begin to mend after the shootings and deaths. The house has calmed, and Ruth, Rocco, Marina, and Sandy work to rebuild a sense of safety and belonging. The family starts to reconnect, though the past remains a heavy shadow over their daily lives.

Rocco and Marina welcome a newborn boy, signaling a fragile renewal within the blended family. The birth stands as a hopeful counterpoint to the violence that preceded it, a sign that life can continue despite scars. The moment cements a quiet commitment to family amid the recent turmoil.

DJ narrates the importance of family as Vincent looks into the camera with his newborn grandson in his arms. The closing image suggests a wary optimism—survivors still bear the marks of the ordeal, but the bond of kin endures. The film ends on a note of complicated, guarded hope.