Emelie is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Michael Thelin and written by Richard Raymond Harry Herbeck.

The film stars Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair, Susan Pourfar and Chris Beetem.

Emelie exhibits odd and often disturbing behavior after the parents leave as she seems to favor Christopher over his older siblings.

Until one fateful day, Emelie met the equally mentally unstable Skinny Man (who is probably her new husband or boyfriend), but she couldn't have any more children and was unable to adopt a new child because of her country’s eligibility requirements.

As a result, they got into legal trouble, and ultimately had to flee from Canada to the United States, where Emelie is seen watching children at a playground before setting her plan into action.

She texts her lover Skinny Man that she's found her "cubby" and instructs him to prevent Dan and Joyce from returning home to buy her time.

Emelie makes the kids drink cough syrup but Jacob secretly forces himself to vomit so he can remain awake.

On their way home, Skinny Man tries to stop them by crashing his car into the taxi to buy Emelie time for her plans, but he sacrificed himself in the collision in order to fulfill her dream of becoming a mother again.

In the backyard, Jacob subdues Emelie with Howie's lit fireworks in a recycling bin and takes Sally back.

[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 62/100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".