I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House

Released Oct 28, 2016

1 hr. 27 min.

Horror

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21 Reviews

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Hired to care for a reclusive elderly author (Paula Prentiss), a live-in nurse (Ruth Wilson) comes to believe her house is haunted.

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Emilliano Jr S

It was a slow burn horror for others but an extremely boring for me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Stuart R

I saw potential in the horror and directing [the times the film actually chose to do something with it], but the film’s presentation [from a narrative standpoint] is just to its detriment. 🍀

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Vicious M

Please don't watch it, you'll regret it. Boring, waste of time, bad acting, my head hurts from staring at nothing happening for eighty minutes. Some people say it's atmospheric, but it's not. It's not artsy, and people don't dislike it because they're used to fast paced movies. Slow paced movies can be great, but this was not. I kind of want to slap the director in the face. Uuuugh. My head hurts so bad. I don't even think people really liked this, I think they're lying, that's how bad it is.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Vivien K Z

I could not keep my eyes open.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Chief B

I really don't get the scores, good movies get bad ratings and bad movies get good ratings.. This is a scary movie and pretty original. The genre not but the take on it is original

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/24

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Luis M. D

Filmed almost entirely within one house, with very few dialogues and a very slow (painfully slow!) progression, this is NOT for the average viewer. Don't expect jump scares, final twists or revelations. The whole story is somehow encapsulated in the first statement "A house with a death in it …." The dark, atmospheric and claustrophobic setting is masterfully done and by the end of the movie there is even a cautionary tale. But I'm afraid that very few people would have the patience (and courage!) to get to that point.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Oz Perkins

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Ruth Wilson

Lily

Paula Prentiss

Iris Blum

Bob Balaban

Mr. Waxcap

Lucy Boynton

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Brad Milne

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Slow and determinedly poised ... I am the Pretty Thing that Lives in the House is ... an acquired taste, but its rejection of predictable ten-minute cyclic jump-scares [and] perkily inquisitive adolescents ... make it a quiet, unsettling delight.

Aug 25, 2018

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

An atmospheric take on the haunted house flick that works more with dread and the looming specter of death than the traditional tropes that often define the genre.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 28, 2016

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Can a horror movie get by on nothing but atmosphere, on the the je ne sais quoi of its unsettling mood? I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House suggests that maybe it can.

Rated: B+

Oct 27, 2016

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

Atmosphere in this film is superb, and there’s a great Gothic, moody presence throughout that I was certainly a fan of. Though, I felt it supported itself solely on that, with the tension never really riding a wave towards an effective result.

Feb 22, 2023

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is the slowest of slow-burn ghost stories (featuring the return to cinema of the incomparable Paula Prentiss after ages) about a young woman working as a caregiver and attendant for a reclusive novelist.

Sep 10, 2021

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Caroline Madden

Screen Queens

Osgood Perkins certainly gives an odd cinematic flair to his images and uses his unique and impressive prose to shape interesting themes, but he ultimately fails his promising female leads.

Dec 7, 2018

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Synopsis

Hired to care for a reclusive elderly author (Paula Prentiss), a live-in nurse (Ruth Wilson) comes to believe her house is haunted.

Director: Oz Perkins
Executive Producer: Alphonse Ghossein
Screenwriter: Oz Perkins
Production Co: Paris Film Productions, Zed Filmworks
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 28, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017

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