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The House on Carroll Street

Play trailer Poster for The House on Carroll Street PG Released Mar 4, 1988 1h 41m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 27% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
During a time of anti-Communist paranoia, editor Emily Crane (Kelly McGillis) balks at turning over the identities of colleagues being sought by the House Un-American Activities Committee and is blacklisted as a result. After taking a job as an elderly woman's companion, her life falls into a normal rhythm -- until she checks out an argument in the house next door. Soon Emily is on the run and trying to unravel a Nazi plot. Meanwhile, Cochran (Jeff Daniels), an FBI man, tries to protect her.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times There is a kind of movie sequence which Alfred Hitchcock always did well, and which most later directors have chosen not to do at all. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) An entertaining thriller although utterly absurd. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 30, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Probes the moral issues involved in recruiting former Nazis to secure America's scientific lead over the Russians in the Cold War. Rated: 3/5 Aug 28, 2004 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Rated: 2/5 Feb 8, 2004 Full Review Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D The plot is far better than the script. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/02/23 Full Review William S This is a fantastic Time Machine. I'm in my 70's and the props are all perfect. It captures the feel of the times. Good acting. Good pacing. Jeff Daniels, and Ms McGillis are well matched. 3 stars. William Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this film. Amazing performances from McGillis and Patinkin. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review farah r The House on Carrol Street was a decent pastime for a boring afternoon. The story is interesting and intense, the acting is acceptable (especially for the 80s), and the production design is good. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I've always liked Kelly McGillis (Witness and Top Gun come to mind), so I had to watch this movie. The House on Carroll Street' is a slow-paced mystery, where the most excitement is Kelly and the bad guy crawling along the wall 10 stories up in Grand Central station. It is pretty bad if the 1950's United States of America "officially" accepted Nazis as immigrants in order for them to work on developing weapons. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member An average story...wasn't as exciting as the review made it out to be....ok for an evening in Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Yates

Director

Kelly McGillis

Emily

Jeff Daniels

Cochran

Mandy Patinkin

Cochran

Christopher Buchholz

Stefan

Jessica Tandy

Miss Venable

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Synopsis During a time of anti-Communist paranoia, editor Emily Crane (Kelly McGillis) balks at turning over the identities of colleagues being sought by the House Un-American Activities Committee and is blacklisted as a result. After taking a job as an elderly woman's companion, her life falls into a normal rhythm -- until she checks out an argument in the house next door. Soon Emily is on the run and trying to unravel a Nazi plot. Meanwhile, Cochran (Jeff Daniels), an FBI man, tries to protect her.
Director
Peter Yates
Producer
Robert F. Colesberry, Peter Yates
Screenwriter
Walter Bernstein
Production Co
Orion Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 4, 1988, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 9, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$161.7K
Runtime
1h 41m