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The House

2022 · 97 min

A haunting, surreal stop-motion triptych that unsettles with its eerie beauty and lingering sense of loss.

Tagline
Three visionary tales. One unforgettable place.
Overview
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.

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  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • obsession
  • greed
  • madness
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • fantasy world
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, comedy, horror, fantasy
Directed by
Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Emma De Swaef, Paloma Baeza, Marc James Roels
Written by
Enda Walsh
Starring
Mia Goth, Matthew Goode, Claudie Blakley, Eleanor De Swaef-Roels, Mark Heap, Stephanie Cole, Miranda Richardson, David Peacock
Music
Gustavo Santaolalla
Cinematography
Malcolm Hadley, James Lewis
Runtime
97 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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