Rent The House of the Devil (2009)
3.0 of 5 from 154 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- Sam (Jocelin Donahue) is a pretty college sophomore and so desperate to earn some cash for a deposit on an apartment that she accepts a babysitting job with the sinister Ulmans. But after discovering no baby exists in the household, Sam realises the Ulmans have lured her to their diabolical mansion deep in the woods. Left alone in the house, something stirs in the rooms high above Sam. Outside, as lunar eclipse begins, it soon becomes clear that she will end this night in a bloody fight for her life with whatever bone chilling horror is locked in the house with her.
- Actors:
- Jocelin Donahue, Tom Noonan, Mary Woronov, Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, Dee Wallace, Heather Robb, Darryl Nau, Brenda Cooney, Danielle Noe, Mary B. McCann, John Speredakos, Ti West, Archie Van Beuren, Nicholas Bienstock, Andrea Verdura, Kamen Velkovsky, William M. Bradley, William Albino, Paul Hychko
- Directors:
- Ti West
- Producers:
- Josh Braun, Larry Fessenden, Roger Kass, Peter Phok
- Voiced By:
- Lena Dunham, Graham Reznick
- Writers:
- Ti West
- Studio:
- Metrodome
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Old Age on Screen: Part 2, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 29/03/2010
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Commentary with writer-director-editor Ti West and actress Jocelin Donahue
- Commentary with writer-director-editor Ti West, producers Larry Fessenden and Peter Phok and sound designer Graham Reznick
- In the House of the devil
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
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Reviews (4) of The House of the Devil
Retro Satanic Panic - The House of the Devil review by griggs
House of the Devil is the kind of film that makes you feel like you’ve stumbled across a forgotten VHS in your local video shop circa 1983. From the grainy cinematography to the brilliant production design and period-perfect editing, Ti West nails the ‘80s aesthetic—it’s lived-in, not just styled.
It’s also surprisingly tense. There’s a real Hitchcock-style suspense at play, with a creeping, slow-burn horror vibe that calls to mind classics like The Omen, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Changeling. You can tell where it’s all heading, but the “how” and “why” keep you firmly in its grip.
That said, I did find myself wondering if it’s more style than substance. Is it a clever tribute, or is it borrowing too heavily from the past? Either way, it’s a fun and faithful throwback with an authentic atmosphere—even if it never becomes its own thing. Still, it’s well worth a watch.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Ponderous - spoilers. - The House of the Devil review by NP
This 2009 production is set in the 1980s and as such, gives a pretty accurate depiction of those times, minus many of the peroxide and fashionable extremes. Even perennial musical entrepreneur Thomas Dolby’s magnificent ‘One of our Submarines’ can be heard at one stage.
This Ti West scripted/directed film features the appealing Jocelin Donahue as Samantha, whose search for employment leads her into some increasingly dark directions. Baby-sitting a non-existent child doesn’t fill anyone with optimism about her current job, but she perseveres.
A fairly pedestrian storyline isn’t helped by the unevenly slow pacing of events. There are some gory moments, and some effectively staged set-pieces, but these are infrequent, and far too much time is spent setting things up that never seem to come to anything. This changes in the last act, when Samantha’s plight becomes more than slow-burning teasers, and something manifestly evil. Herein, the more traditional moments of horror are welcome after a long time waiting.
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old movie - The House of the Devil review by CP Customer
this movie said it was made in 2009 but it seemed more like 80's. very slow but didn't want to turn it off as was waiting for something exciting to happen, it never happened.
0 out of 3 members found this review helpful.