The word "home" is often associated with comfort and safety, but Netflix's new movie The Last House explores what happens when it becomes your prison instead.

Indeed, the best streaming service just dropped a tense new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie which is set to hit our screens on August 7. Here, we see an ordinary family learn they have been sealed within their homes and there's no obvious way to get out.

I really like this trailer because it immediately answers the obvious question of "well, why don't they just break the windows and escape?". Take a look below and see just how trapped they really are...

What else do we know about The Last House?

The intriguing new movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, who's best known for his work on The Transporter and Now You See Me. Here, he's swapping fast paced action scenes for a more tense, claustrophobic story.

Speaking to Tudum, Leterrier said "you won’t be able to look at your house or family the same way again" and honestly, even the trailer has got me feeling on edge about my house so I can believe it.

Greta Lee and Wagner Moura play a couple trying to keep their children calm during their sudden entrapment, but it becomes harder when days turn into weeks and then years. Yep, something really weird is going on here.

As seen in the trailer, the family learn that they aren't the only ones affected by this and it is more widespread than they thought. With an unnamed threat looming outside, I'll be tuning in to see whether they make it out of this situation alive.

While you wait for The Last House, don't forget to check out our new movies guide for the biggest new releases in June and beyond.

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Lucy is a long-time movie and television lover who is an approved critic on Rotten Tomatoes. She has written several reviews in her time, starting with a small self-ran blog called Lucy Goes to Hollywood before moving onto bigger websites such as What's on TV and What to Watch, with TechRadar being her most recent venture. Her interests primarily lie within horror and thriller, loving nothing more than a chilling story that keeps her thinking moments after the credits have rolled. Many of these creepy tales can be found on the streaming services she covers regularly.

When she’s not scaring herself half to death with the various shows and movies she watches, she likes to unwind by playing video games on Easy Mode and has no shame in admitting she’s terrible at them. She also quotes The Simpsons religiously and has a Blinky the Fish tattoo, solidifying her position as a complete nerd.