The House of the Devil

R

Released Oct 30, 2009

1 hr. 33 min.

Horror

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Desperate to make some money so she can move into a new apartment, college student Samantha Hughes (Jocelin Donahue) takes a mysterious babysitting job. When she arrives at the house, Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) mentions a full lunar eclipse and explains there is no child, but that Samantha will be watching his mother instead. After exploring the sinister-seeming house, Samantha soon comes to realize that her employers are hiding a horrifying secret and have plans to use her, dead or alive.

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Critics Consensus

Though its underlying themes are familiar, House of the Devil effectively sheds the loud and gory cliches of contemporary horror to deliver a tense, slowly building throwback to the fright flicks of decades past.

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Caila M

An hour and thirty three minutes of my life that I will never get back.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Pepe Silvia P

Feels like an old school 70s horror movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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acsdoug D

I takes a long time to get to the payoff, and the payoff ain't all that great.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Alec B

An effective homage to 80s horror but it also works on its own terms. Love that its willing to go to some truly dark places in the finale.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/24

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Steve D

No knew ideas to be found.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Glitched G

The House of the Devil is going to go down in history as a Ti West classic! It accomplishes precisely what it's intended to do, make you sick & nauseated!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/04/23

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Ti West

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Jocelin Donahue

Sam

Tom Noonan

Mr. Ulman

Mary Woronov

Mrs. Ulman

Greta Gerwig

Megan

AJ Bowen

Victor

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Jen Yamato

Movies.com

In this era of torture porn and slasher pics, House of the Devil is a shining example of how to build atmosphere and tension the old-fashioned way.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 10, 2012

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

Recreates the feeling of 80s horror; less CGI, more imagination and a whole lot of corn syrup.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 14, 2010

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

The pay-off is a little far-fetched, but by then we have had our emotional workout.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 22, 2010

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Zofia Wijaszka

Nerdspin

This terrifying, culty horror film is a highly underrated gem and it masterfully evokes the 80s’ atmosphere through the storyline, costume, and set design.

Rated: A

Mar 15, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Ti West has a clear grasp of the guiding principle for many classic horror films – the anticipation can be just as satisfying as the payoff.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Kristy Strouse

Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying

West really shows off his talent for filmmaking here, giving us a retro vibe that seamlessly blends the chills with the eventual, gory, thrills. The House of the Devil is a real horror gem.

Oct 14, 2021

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Synopsis

Desperate to make some money so she can move into a new apartment, college student Samantha Hughes (Jocelin Donahue) takes a mysterious babysitting job. When she arrives at the house, Mr. Ulman (Tom Noonan) mentions a full lunar eclipse and explains there is no child, but that Samantha will be watching his mother instead. After exploring the sinister-seeming house, Samantha soon comes to realize that her employers are hiding a horrifying secret and have plans to use her, dead or alive.

Director: Ti West
Executive Producer: Malik B. Ali, Greg Newman, Hamza Ali, Badie Ali
Screenwriter: Ti West
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Glass Eye Pix, MPI Media Group, RingTheJing Entertainment, Constructovision
Rating: R (Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 30, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.7K
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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