His House

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His House

2020

1h 33m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.

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Featuring genuine scares through every corridor, His House is a terrifying look at the specters of the refugee experience and a stunning feature debut for Remi Weekes.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

It's a strong debut by Weekes and nails the essential part of a horror movie: the horror.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

The film has much to say about grief, guilt, assimilation and the on-going refugee crisis. And on top of all that, it's also a nifty nerve-jangler.

Feb 2, 2021

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Robert Daniels

Polygon

His House is a terrifying debut that breathes a fresh voice into the haunted-house subgenre.

Feb 2, 2021

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Patrick Beatty

ABC4 Utah

This is definitely a film that’s going to freak out a lot of people.

Jul 23, 2025

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Isabella Liistro

Loud and Clear Reviews

Director Remi Weekes challenges a common horror trope using real-world commentary.

Jan 18, 2025

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Brandon Stanwyck

InSession Film

I cannot wait to see what director Remi Weekes does next. His House blew me away with how it successfully reinvents the haunted house story to explore the horrors of being an immigrant in a xenophobic world.

Jul 16, 2024

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Peter F

Not really a horror movie, but rather a polished, tough drama gets under the skin. This is not to say it isn't scary - there are plently of horror elements and they are pretty scary. It's just the movie drives homes rather forcefully that the much bigger horror is what men do to each other and the suffering it causes. Not a perfect movie but a lot to like about it: acting and camera work are consistently sublime, dialogue a bit uneven but good too. Directing obviously on the strong end too.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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Tommy Z

Amazing film debut. Not really a horror movie. This is a movie about guilt, acknowledgement, and forgiveness. Very well acted and directed. Deserves its high score.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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james c

Boring movie. Not scary at all. Slow going, I don't really have anything good to say about it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Jaded C

I have zero idea how this got a 100? It's boring, at the end of the day. The relationship between the main couple was not believable, for one. We were supposed to believe they were in love, but they never really showed us any of that. Also, the one twist it had shows us that Bol is a bad enough person to do what he did, so why should we believe that his conscience is eating at him? And is that actually what it is or is it what his wife thinks it is? Or is it a metaphor for them both deciding to adapt in their new home? The movie was so slow and uneventful, too. As a horror film, it was not scary at all. Every relationship in the movie felt off. None of them gave the viewer any reason to believe that they even liked each other. I just felt it was bad, all the way around. Complete waste of time. I definitely would not recommend or rewatch.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Gregory B

Amazing, thought-provoking, outstanding. This movie is a one in a life time commentary on truma, grief and survivors guilt. I highly recommend watching this movie. The scares are few and far between but the emotion from the story telling can carry this movie all on its own. - G

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Stephen C

Meant to scare me in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In British English with American English subtitles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Synopsis

A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface.

Director: Remi Weekes
Producer: Martin Gentles, Ed King
Screenwriter: Remi Weekes
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, BBC Films, New Regency Pictures
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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