The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The House
Animation · Drama · Comedy · 2022
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Movie details
The House
“Three visionary tales. One unforgettable place.”
2022 Animation · Drama · Comedy 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The House?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Paloma Baeza · Marc James Roels · Emma De Swaef
Written by
Paloma Baeza · Johannes Nyholm · Marc James Roels · Niki Lindroth von Bahr
Mia Goth
Mabel (voice)
Matthew Goode
Raymond (voice)
Claudie Blakley
Penelope (voice)
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Eleanor De Swaef-Roels
Isobel (voice)
Mark Heap
Mr. Thomas (voice)
Stephanie Cole
Great Aunt Eleanor (voice)
Miranda Richardson
Aunt Clarice (voice)
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Put The House on trial.
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The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.