House of Darkness

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House of Darkness

R

2022

1h 29m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in this seductive thriller from director Neil LaBute (The Wicker Man). Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up. While getting acquainted, their flirtation turns playful, sexy and sinister. Hoping to get lucky, his luck may have just run out.

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House of Darkness finds writer-director Neil LaBute just as acerbic as ever, although he's made more compelling statements on sexual mores.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

10/04/2022

1/5

This feels like something LaBute wrote in an afternoon on the notes app on his smartphone while thinking about something else.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

09/16/2022

While the material here is thin and largely predictable (aside from one great jump scare), the cast is outstanding and the dialogue is snappy, delivered at a brisk pace.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

09/09/2022

3.5/4

An intriguing and occasionally quite witty battle of the sexes, in which not all of the bloodshed is strictly metaphorical.

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

Oct 2

8/10

For LaBute, the successful film not only contains some genuinely scare sequences and crescendos in suburb fashion. It’s a masterful use of narrative, dialogue, and tension.

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Anya Couture

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 26

6.5/10

House of Darkness isn’t a masterpiece by any stretch but it is still a good story worthy of being experienced fresh for the first time.

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

Mar 4

2/5

The verbal jousting and escalating antagonism between Long and Bosworth is frequently hampered by clunky, unconvincing dialogue that never quite gives the narrative the momentum it needs.

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Sam

09/23/2022

Movie sucked ass, just a guy being awkward for an hour and a half

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anonymous

09/12/2022

waste of time and money

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Chas

09/10/2022

Overall this movie was just awful.

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Marc Z

@TKDLife Nov 2

This is not a shocking or gory horror movie. It is an interesting take on themes from a classic horror novel. Justin Long is very good as a "weaselly" thirty-something finance worker looking for a fun evening with a wealthy young woman that loves in a desolate mansion. There is more than meets the eye for both of them and the evening is interrupted by an unexpected guest. The crux of the story revolves around whether you are cheering for Long, or against him. I was cheering against him. Cool script. Good dialogue. It kept me interested.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Oct 21

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

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Jeffrey P

Mar 20

A slow-burner that’s simply okay with one too many lulls and an ending that is rather abrupt and does not surprise in the least.

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Synopsis

Justin Long and Kate Bosworth star in this seductive thriller from director Neil LaBute (The Wicker Man). Driving home to her secluded estate after meeting at a local bar, a player out to score thinks his beautiful, mysterious date will be another casual hook-up. While getting acquainted, their flirtation turns playful, sexy and sinister. Hoping to get lucky, his luck may have just run out.

Director: Neil LaBute
Producer: Daryl Freimark, Tim Harms, Neil LaBute, Shaun Sanghani, Kerri Elder, Blake Elder
Screenwriter: Neil LaBute
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: SSS Entertainment, SSS Film Capital
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 9, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 13, 2022
Runtime: 1h 29m

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