The House of the Devil

Released Oct 30, 2009

1h 33m

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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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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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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Jonah K

Wow. The restraint of this was unbearable and I say that as a compliment. Also, architecture as a horror device will always impress me.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Keith M

I paused it when it was getting good because I was getting sleepy only to realize there was only 16 minutes left including credits. Great score and cinematography but overall incredibly boring and dry.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Solomon K

One of the absolute worst movies I’ve ever seen, and I watch a lot of horror movies. How this film garnered any good reviews is a mystery to me. The characters are one dimensional and the story has been told to death.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/06/24

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Ari V

Definitely better than average, but still a rather hollow nothingburger all in all for me. Some interesting little tidbits though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Derrick S

Very slow build to a very good last 30 minutes or so. Good building of tension and dread, but some of the 1st hour really kinda drags on.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/30/24

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Art W

It's been a couple years since I've watched it but I remember that the movie had a cool new take on the subject matter... and also ventured into a revenge flick which I always enjoy. From what I remember, I liked it and would recommend it . But, i'm about to watch it for the second time tonight, and I'll review this once I'm done and change or add on if needed :)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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Synopsis

Director: Ti West
Producer: Josh Braun, Roger Kass, Peter Phok, Larry Fessenden
Screenwriter: Ti West
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: RingTheJing Entertainment, Glass Eye Pix, Constructovision , MPI Media Group
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
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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