House

R

1985

1h 32m

Horror

Comedy

List

57%

14 Reviews

Tomatometer

46%

10,000+ Ratings

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A mounted fish moves, household objects levitate, and monsters haunt a troubled novelist (William Katt).

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Jasper J

I generally thought it was more of a comedy than a horror movie, still I liked it more than House 2 because of the jump scares and horror instead of a noncomedy movie, I liked the monster designs, including the closet monster he records. I liked the ending because his his dead friend in the Vietnam war trying to kill him. I liked the happy ending with his long lost found son. I rated the movie 4/5 stars and really enjoyed it and recommend it as an morning movie or late at night.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/28/23

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Steve D

Nothing really new here but effective.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/29/23

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David W

Campy, slightly goofy, 80's light horror that's not going to scare anyone above 12 (or probably much younger for that matter). That said I've seen plenty worse haunted house movies and at least it's well acted for the genre.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Steven F

I love this movie still as good as I remember from back in the day watching this, back then this was scary for me and now I am older still love it, what a classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/22

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Taylor L

For a guy reeling from the combined emotional trauma of his experiences in the Vietnam War, a fresh divorce, and the recent disappearance of his child, William Katt is having a surprisingly fun time chasing ghosts around his spooky estate. If you go into House looking for consistent narrative flow and chills on par with its particularly well-designed poster (which evokes a classic Goosebumps cover), you'll probably be disappointed. It's got plenty of practical monster effects but they're never really much of a threat or even particularly spooky; virtually everything is played off as a joke at Katt's expense. Despite a protagonist with a whole host of deep-seated issues that could have been played up (and to some extent it is about coming to terms with the past), House maintains a perpetually goofy tone but it never pretends to be much else, and does have plenty of entertaining variety in its supernatural dangers. Imaginative, goofy, and light on explanations, this is the kind of horror to gets kids into the genre from a young age without throwing them into the deep end. The broken mirror practical effect and George Wendt's comic relief role are both high points. (2.5/5)

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/22

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R P

I believe my mistake the first time watching House was thinking it is a serious, scary horror movie. This time around I realize it's suppose to be funny and I think I got more out of it. Plus having William Katt, George Wendt, and Richard Moll in it doesn't hurt it. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/house/)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/13/22

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Steve Miner

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William Katt

Roger Cobb

George Wendt

Harold Gorton

Kay Lenz

Sandy Sinclair

Richard Moll

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Janet Maslin

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Scares are not its strong suit, but it has a trim, bright look and better performances than might be expected.

May 20, 2003

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Patrick Cavanaugh

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Captures a very specific vibe of horror-comedies from the '80s, but a number of other entries into that realm are both funnier and more frightening than this.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Nicholas Bell

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Silly and illogical, the film holds a certain nostalgic charm.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 12, 2020

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C.H. Newell

Father Son Holy Gore

Even if it can never decide what it wants to be, House is a fun, weird, and creepy '80s romp.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 7, 2019

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Ryan Pollard

Starburst

As a film, House is still as much of a warm, at times bonkers, family-friendly horror as it's ever been.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 14, 2017

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

The movie borrows from all the right places, including Edgar Allen Poe's Tell-Tale Heart and Sam Raimi's Evil Dead.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 28, 2005

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Synopsis

A mounted fish moves, household objects levitate, and monsters haunt a troubled novelist (William Katt).

Director: Steve Miner
Production Co: New World Pictures, Sean S. Cunningham Films
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.5M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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