Movie

The Open House

2018 · 94 min

A slow, grim home-invasion thriller that builds quiet dread before turning relentlessly bleak and nasty.

Tagline: You can't lock out what's already inside.
Overview: A teenager and his mother find themselves besieged by threatening forces when they move into a new house.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, survival, family
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
survival
family
death
Places: single country house
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none