The Open House

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The Open House

TV-MA

2018

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

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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

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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

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Emma Wolfe

SpookyAstronauts

This film is missing so much and it's just not right.

Rated: 3/10

Apr 16, 2021

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

The Open House lacks the ability to develop itself or pay off in the end.

Jan 2, 2021

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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

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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

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Ghort G

The reviews are reaching bro. Everything is good besides some random plot scenes that don't make sense. Also, this is one of those rare movies where the villain wins so that's something nice.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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