House Arrest

Play trailer

House Arrest

PG

1996

1h 48m

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

10%

Tomatometer

30 Reviews

45%

Popcornmeter

10,000+ Ratings

When Janet Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband, Ned (Kevin Pollak), announce their separation, their two kids decide to lock them in the basement of their home until they sort things out. Soon other parents are getting the same treatment from their children, including the divorce-happy Vic Finley (Wallace Shawn), with all the adults confined to the Beindorfs' basement along with Janet and Ned. Unable to escape their prison, will the parents finally make some changes in their lives?

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

Constructed out of cliches, thinly written characters, and fundamental misunderstandings of human nature, House Arrest is a dull (and borderline irresponsible) waste of a talented cast.

Read Critics Reviews

Erin Richter

Entertainment Weekly

06/14/2013

D-

[A] predictable and sugarcoated (even criminally negligent) take on The Parent Trap.

Go to Full Review

Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

06/14/2013

1.5/4

To the slim degree that it qualifies as a comedy, House Arrest is a comedy with rank amateur pathos, and it's totally out of touch with its own superficially treated emotions.

Go to Full Review

Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

05/29/2013

2/4

A headache of a movie with a Parent Trap premise that quickly devolves into clamorous farce.

Go to Full Review

Dennis King

Tulsa World

07/26/2014

1.5/4

Borrowing liberally from both The Parent Trap' and The Great Escape, this misguided attempt at family farce rests on a couple of incompatible premises -- romantic matchmaking and imprisoned dispair.

Go to Full Review

People Magazine

07/26/2014

When you scrape through the bottom of the comedy barrel and root around underneath it, this tedious morsel of drivel is what you will find.

Go to Full Review

John Ferguson

Radio Times

07/26/2014

3/5

The performances of both adults and youngsters are uniformly strong and, despite the occasional invasion of sentimentality, this makes for thoughtful entertainment.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Stephen C

@bob25009 2h

Funny in theaters and on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc in 01 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $7,032,782.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See more

thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 19

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

See more

sammy s

12/30/2023

One of my favorite movies!

See more

steve d

07/07/2020

A ridiculous idea that's cast is somehow able to sell.

See more

09/14/2019

Great coming of age movie from the 90s. Cool to see these actors nearly 30 years younger.

See more

07/24/2017

Love this movie! #90kid

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Harry Winer

Director

Jamie Lee Curtis

Janet Beindorf

Kevin Pollak

Ned Beindorf

Jennifer Tilly

Cindy Figler

Christopher McDonald

Donald Krupp

Sheila McCarthy

Gwenna Krupp

It Takes Two

8%

60%

It Takes Two

Watchlist

TRAILER

for It Takes Two

Dear God

15%

28%

Dear God

Watchlist

Big Bully

0%

21%

Big Bully

Watchlist

The First Wives Club

49%

68%

The First Wives Club

Watchlist

Father of the Bride Part II

54%

60%

Father of the Bride Part II

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

When Janet Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her husband, Ned (Kevin Pollak), announce their separation, their two kids decide to lock them in the basement of their home until they sort things out. Soon other parents are getting the same treatment from their children, including the divorce-happy Vic Finley (Wallace Shawn), with all the adults confined to the Beindorfs' basement along with Janet and Ned. Unable to escape their prison, will the parents finally make some changes in their lives?

Director: Harry Winer
Producer: Judith A. Polone, Harry Winer
Screenwriter: Michael Hitchcock
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Home Box Office (HBO), Rysher Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 14, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Surround

Most Popular at Home Now