Dream House

PG-13

Released Sep 30, 2011

1 hr. 32 min.

Mystery & Thriller

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7%

90 Reviews

Tomatometer

36%

25,000+ Ratings

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Publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. As they settle into their home, however, the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor (Naomi Watts) who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

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Critics Consensus

Dream House is punishingly slow, stuffy, and way too obvious to be scary.

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Roseanna O

I actually quite enjoyed this film. It's more of a psychological drama/Thriller and I watched it without any expectations which is probably why I enjoyed it so much. Do not expect it to be a horror or scary otherwise you will be disappointed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/23

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jamie h

The movie held suspense but over all sadness, at least it held a happy ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Makes you wonder what made such a talented cast do this movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

It was fairly decent, not perfect. But totally worth it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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colin m

This didn't really work.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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kevin c

Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz star as a married couple with two small daughters who begin to suspect something happened in their house years before. This is a pretty solid psychological thriller, with an engaging story and a fantastic cast. Naomi Watts also stars as their neighbor. Wasn't overly satisfied with the ending but it is still a very good watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Jim Sheridan

Director

Daniel Craig

Will Atenton

Naomi Watts

Ann Patterson

Rachel Weisz

Libby

Marton Csokas

Jack Patterson

Elias Koteas

Boyce

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London Evening Standard

The fragile hope that we might have a grown-up horror movie on our hands is smashed to smithereens.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 25, 2011

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

This is a workmanlike movie that is never quite scary enough, and never quite ingenious enough, though the four leads do an honest enough job.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 25, 2011

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Nov 25, 2011

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Iván Kazi

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Jim Sheridan's new movie is simply mediocre. The plot twists are thrown in lazily and at the wrong time. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

[Audiences will] have no idea what to make of the jumbled, mishandled mess they’ve just witnessed.

Rated: 1/4

Mar 8, 2023

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Keith Garlington

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This is a movie featuring loads of talent and at its core a familiar but fairly interesting story. But it’s also a movie plagued with amateurish writing and an off-the-rails ending that undermines everything the movie tries to do.

Rated: 2/5

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Synopsis

Publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. As they settle into their home, however, the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor (Naomi Watts) who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.

Director: Jim Sheridan
Executive Producer: Rick Nicita, Mike Drake
Screenwriter: David Loucka
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions, Bobker/Kruger Films
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Brief Strong Language|Terror|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.3M

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