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The Open House

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A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.
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John Doyle Globe and Mail As escapism, The Open House is a good diversion, but not lacking in seriousness. Jan 22, 2018 Full Review Dax Ebaben Bloody Disgusting There is a kernel of a decent, if unoriginal, idea here. However, the execution is subpar, there is hardly any build-up of tension, and there is never a decent payoff. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 27, 2021 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts This film is missing so much and it's just not right. Rated: 3/10 Apr 16, 2021 Full Review Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It The Open House lacks the ability to develop itself or pay off in the end. Jan 2, 2021 Full Review Mikel Zorrilla Espinof It is a waste of time and movie of the worst quality for the Netflix catalog. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 1, 2019 Full Review Matt Donato Dread Central A nameless villain, doomed nice guy, woefully unaware plot advancement - all the worst horror cliches found in one rage-quit worthy misfire. Rated: 1/5 May 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mike W With as big a role that the water heater played in this movie, the complete lack of understanding by the director of how hot water heaters work is disturbing. First, the lady acts like the water heater just cut off, even though she could see the knob was turned to off. Then, when she goes to light it she turns the knob to "pilot" and then uses a match to start it. There is literally a button right next to the knob that you push to spark and ignite the water heater. Third, they make it seem like the minute the hot water heater gets turned off, the 30 gallons of water left inside suddenly turn ice cold. Horrible movie, horrible story, horrible acting. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/29/25 Full Review Lianne L The actors really couldn't find anything better? The acting is poor and the movie has one of the worst plots, imo. Google literally suggested this to me as top picks and while reading the description, I saw the poor comments about it, yet I decided to watch it anyway. I am feeling regret and I don't typically review anything but this was so bad that I just had to. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Audience Member Don't waste your time. I'm disappointed in Netflix in carrying this movie. I hope I'd check reviews before. Don't trust netflix recommendation. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review Esra E I wish i could give zero rating but not possible, please so not waste your 1.5 hour in this thing Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review David P Good acting, nice scenery, but didn't feel that the plot was very well developed. To me, it was a complete waste of time. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Matt L One of the worst ever. My girl and I still make fun of it. But worth watching if you wanna make jokes for a few hours along the way. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/27/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.
Director
Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote
Producer
Matt Angel, Dan Angel, Suzanne Coote
Screenwriter
Matt Angel, Suzanne Coote
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2018
Runtime
1h 34m
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