House of 1000 Corpses

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House of 1000 Corpses

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Released Apr 11, 2003

1h 28m

Horror

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An empty fuel tank and a flat tire lead two couples down a terror-riddled road to the House of 1000 Corpses. House of 1000 Corpses is at its core a story of family - a cast of twisted individuals who, with each slash of a throat or stab thru the chest, add bodies to their sick human menagerie.

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Critics Consensus

There's an abundance of gore in this derivative horror movie, but little sense or wit.

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Ed Gonzalez

Slant Magazine

Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses has nostalgia on its side but not much else.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 28, 2014

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

A tour-de-farce of depressing inanity, that's unable to do anything more than offer a messy, incoherent pastiche of other, better movies.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 30, 2003

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Daniel Fienberg

L.A. Weekly

Zombie wants his film to be gleefully demented, but he fails to grasp that loud, inbred evil people torturing stupid, grating benign people isn't disturbing as much as tedious.

Apr 25, 2003

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

It seems like Rob saw films like Texas Chainsaw, Halloween, and Salem’s Lot, as a child and wondered to himself, “What goes on in the parts of these movies that I don’t get to see?

Rated: 2/10

Sep 23, 2025

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Works best as a fun way to get into the Halloween spirit, but is otherwise a derivative mixtape of Zombie's biggest influences.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 9, 2025

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May Leitz

Nyx Fears

Even if it's not a great movie, I wish every horror movie were more like this movie. We'd all have a lot more fun come Halloween, squirming in a chair like we're meant to.

Mar 19, 2024

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Uriel

Film is just to fun watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/23

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Munchie A

Intentionally bad/amateur filmmaking. Unfortunately it’s not done well, at all. Watch to get context for The Devil’s Rejects, which is a must see.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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g j

Cannot understand how anyone could consider this a poorer effort than the bucket fulls of teen slasher dreck with critic scores of 90% or higher on RT. House of 1000 Corpses knows exactyl what it is, what it is trying to deliver and who will appreciate it. it is quintessential and iconic cinema in this regard and manages to be enduringly iconic in its delivery.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Vince S

Enjoyed most of the movie. The end went off the rails some

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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George M

Zombies a hack and this trash is derivative of many better movies.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Hanna J

A true gift to horror fans.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Synopsis

An empty fuel tank and a flat tire lead two couples down a terror-riddled road to the House of 1000 Corpses. House of 1000 Corpses is at its core a story of family - a cast of twisted individuals who, with each slash of a throat or stab thru the chest, add bodies to their sick human menagerie.

Director: Rob Zombie
Producer: Andy Gould, Andrew D. Given
Screenwriter: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, Shooting Gallery
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Strong Sadistic Gore|Strong Sadistic Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 11, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.6M
Runtime: 1h 28m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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