Housebound

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Housebound

2014,

1h 49m,

Comedy/

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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95%

43 Reviews

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73%

5,000+ Ratings

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73%

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5,000+ Ratings

A would-be thief (Morgana O'Reilly) is remanded to the custody of her estranged mother (Rima Te Wiata), who turns out to be correct in her assertion that evil spirits are afoot in their family domicile.

Critics Consensus

Alternately hilarious, gross, and simply diverting, Housebound is the rare horror-comedy that delivers on both fronts.

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Aja Romano

Vox

Jan 12, 2021

Housebound is writer-director Gerard Johnstone's only feature film, but its unique tone has the confidence of an established, more experienced screenwriter

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Jul 5, 2015

4/5

O'Reilly is terrific as the sneery discontent at the centre of the madcap maelstrom, while Rima Te Wiata walks a wonderfully fine line between pathos and aggravation as the long-suffering/insufferable mum whose forced smile is about to crack.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

Jul 2, 2015

4/5

Housebound does ghosts in the walls with the same wacky panache as the recent Wyrmwood did Aussie zombies.

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Oct 31, 2024

4/5

Creating a funny, believable situation only to interrupt it with sudden spikes of fear is a tough trick to pull off, but Johnstone and team make it look spookily easy.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

Sep 23, 2023

4/5

Combining a ghost hunt and murder story with a craftily wry sense of humor and genuinely likable, broken characters, this horror/thriller has good scares and atmosphere, but it also has heart.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 20, 2023

4/5

What starts as a relatively conventional horror-comedy eventually pivots into something genuinely creepy, though without betraying its established blend of scares and laughs.

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Apr 19, 2019

Porque filme ruim eh bom pra caralho

Kylo P

Feb 9, 2019

A wicked fun blood-soaked blast. This is a horror-comedy that works in spades and delivers all the goods.

Aug 31, 2018

VERY Slow beginning for 2/3 of the film , the story is weak, plus it has no emotion there to keep you involved. Not scary enough at all to keep you interested or to even be considered a horror, not funny at all to make you laugh or be a comedy. Terribly over-rated movie on the level of The Blair Witch Project .Honestly, I wouldn't blame you if you turned it off halfway in . Waste of TIME . Nothing more than a silly over rated fad

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Aug 25, 2017

This movie is hilarious and well done.

Abraham R

Jul 11, 2017

This is the reason I love independent horror movies...One of my favorites I've seen the past few years. Awesome!

Harry P

Jun 30, 2017

Several times I wanted to turn this movie off but I watched it to the end. It was just a weird movie for me.

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Gerard Johnstone

Director

Morgana O'Reilly

Kylie Bucknell

Rima Te Wiata

Miriam Bucknell

Glen-Paul Waru

Amos

Cameron Rhodes

Dennis

Millen Baird

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Synopsis

A would-be thief (Morgana O'Reilly) is remanded to the custody of her estranged mother (Rima Te Wiata), who turns out to be correct in her assertion that evil spirits are afoot in their family domicile.

Director: Gerard Johnstone
Producer: Luke Sharpe
Screenwriter: Gerard Johnstone
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: Semi-Professional
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 49m

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