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The House of the Devil

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Jocelin Donahue in The House of the Devil (2009)
In the 1980s, college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret.
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In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying ... Read allIn 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.In 1983, financially struggling college student Samantha Hughes takes a strange babysitting job that coincides with a full lunar eclipse. She slowly realizes her clients harbor a terrifying secret, putting her life in mortal danger.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,637
19
  • Director
    • Ti West
  • Writer
    • Ti West
  • Stars
    • Jocelin Donahue
    • Tom Noonan
    • Mary Woronov
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ti West
  • Writer
    • Ti West
  • Stars
    • Jocelin Donahue
    • Tom Noonan
    • Mary Woronov
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    • 336User reviews
    • 259Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Jocelin Donahue
    Jocelin Donahue
    • Samantha
    Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan
    • Mr. Ulman
    Mary Woronov
    Mary Woronov
    • Mrs. Ulman
    Greta Gerwig
    Greta Gerwig
    • Megan
    AJ Bowen
    AJ Bowen
    • Victor Ulman
    Dee Wallace
    Dee Wallace
    • Landlady
    Heather Robb
    Heather Robb
    • Roommate
    Darryl Nau
    • Random Guy
    Brenda Cooney
    Brenda Cooney
    • Nurse
    Danielle Noe
    • Mother
    Mary B. McCann
    Mary B. McCann
    • Elaine Cross
    • (as Mary McCann)
    John Speredakos
    John Speredakos
    • Ted Stephen
    Lena Dunham
    Lena Dunham
    • 911 Operator
    • (voice)
    Graham Reznick
    Graham Reznick
    • Local DJ
    • (voice)
    Ti West
    Ti West
    • Favorite Teacher
    Archie Van Beuren
    • Dead Child
    Nicholas Bienstock
    • Dead Husband
    Andrea Verdura
    Andrea Verdura
    • Dead Wife
    • Director
      • Ti West
    • Writer
      • Ti West
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shot on 16mm film (very popular in the 80s) to give it a retro stylistic look.
    • Goofs
      The rotary phone inside the house has a "516" area code, which is Nassau County, Long Island, NY. There is also an emergency sticker on the phone displaying the real life working phone number for the New Hyde Park Fire Department. New Hyde Park is a suburb on Long Island, NY. However, the film is set in a remote area on the outskirts of an upstate college town.
    • Quotes

      Samantha: This one night changes everything for me.

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks: Goatse & Tubgirl
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Saw VI/Cirque du Freak/The Vampire's Assistant/Amelia (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      One Thing Leads to Another
      Performed by The Fixx

    User reviews336

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Critique of the overall movie
    House of the Devil is a film that delves the audience into an atmosphere of a classical slasher film. The scenery and style of the misc-en-scene throughout the film heavily mirrors that of the ideal 80s slasher such as Halloween. The scenery in the film is one of its defining characteristics that help this movie stand out from other modern day horror films that rely heavily on special effects.

    The overall best aspect of this film is its growing suspense. This is not a movie for those who love gore and constant assault on the senses. For the grand majority of the movie the audience held down by so much expectation it becomes almost unbearable. The audience grows attached to the very attractive main character (Jocelin Donahue) who despite her and her friend's best efforts to be sensible throughout the film falls victim to classic horror movie stereotypes. This attraction and connection to the main character as the suspense continues to build at a grueling pace make this part of the film truly great.

    The excellent use of growing suspense throughout the film is also its biggest downfall as the audience is filled to the brim with expectation only to have that feeling shattered by a very rushed ending. The ending assaults your senses too fast and is too unbelievable. The audience becomes disconnected as the realistic suspense of the majority of the film at this grueling pace is replaced by an unrealistic ending that happens all too fast.

    Another positive aspect of this film that should be mentioned is the comic relief of the best friend (Greta Gerwig) delivering excellent amount of fun in the face of this growing suspense.

    Overall the majority of this film has all the aspects of a classical slasher of growing suspense. However, the pacing at the end and the disconnect from this suspenseful first half of the film served as a large disappointment.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2009 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official soundtrack site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • House of the Devil
    • Filming locations
      • Lakeville, Connecticut, USA
    • Production companies
      • MPI Media Group
      • Constructovision
      • RingTheJing Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $101,215
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,195
      • Nov 1, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,215
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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