House at the End of the Street

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House at the End of the Street

PG-13

2012

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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In search of a fresh start, divorcee Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter, Elissa (Max Thieriot), find their dream house in a small town. But when startling, unexplainable events begin, the pair learn that a chilling secret holds the town in its grip. Years earlier a girl killed her parents and disappeared, leaving a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Elissa begins a relationship with Ryan, and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a dangerous mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Poorly conceived, clumsily executed, and almost completely bereft of scares, House at the End of the Street strands its talented star in a film as bland as its title.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Lawrence is fine as the solo-parented teen and Thieriot does a mean Tony Perkins (circa Pretty Poison, but on downers), but the sheer tedium of the storyline means you never really care about any of them.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 28, 2012

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A.A. Dowd

Time Out

Shockingly uneventful, this horror film marks time until dropping its big, dumb reveal.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 25, 2012

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Dafydd Goff

Guardian

Don't be tempted to put in an offer; this house is built on flimsy foundations.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 24, 2012

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The narrative is more engaging than horror films following a similar premise, yet the actual execution makes for something bland and melodramatic.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 22, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The worst kind of derivative horror, in which every element that wasn’t stolen from better movies feels banal and formulaic.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 25, 2022

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

The biggest problem with “House at the End of the Road” is that it’s an aggressively average movie.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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knockrocker ..

Plot: 3 Characters: 3.5 Cast: 3 Acting: 4 Cinematography: 2.7 Pacing: 4.9 Soundtrack: 3 Unpredictability: 7 Ending: 1 Enjoyment: 4.3 Total Score: 36.4/100 scoring directly stolen from Sam the film critic on Instagram

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/02/25

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror 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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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Jack T

Quite a standard horror story, fun to watch but nothing special, except for JL.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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John V

Not scary. Not even interesting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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Mr Butts S

I was hard from start to finish

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Melissa L

This movie with a number of themes deserves a much better rating that people have given it. It's psychological horror more than anything, and some people seem to not understand that. I recommend seeing it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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Synopsis

In search of a fresh start, divorcee Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter, Elissa (Max Thieriot), find their dream house in a small town. But when startling, unexplainable events begin, the pair learn that a chilling secret holds the town in its grip. Years earlier a girl killed her parents and disappeared, leaving a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Elissa begins a relationship with Ryan, and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a dangerous mystery.

Director: Mark Tonderai
Producer: Aaron Ryder, Peter Block, Hal Lieberman
Screenwriter: David Loucka
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: FilmNation, Relativity Media, A Bigger Boat
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Terror|Brief Drug Material|Thematic Elements|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language|Some Teen Partying)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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