SummarySome say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts star in "Dream House," a suspense thriller about a family that unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target. Successful publi... Read More
Directed By:Jim Sheridan
Written By:David Loucka
Dream House
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
35
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
My Score
Drag or tap to give a rating
Hover and click to give a rating
Not available in your country?
ExpressVPN
Get 3 Extra months free
$6.67/mth
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
35
13% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Sep 30, 2011
75
It's painful to watch a movie like Dream House - well-acted, beautifully shot and directed with extraordinary care and attention to craft - only to realize that the story, the alleged backbone, is absurd.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.9
41% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
44% Mixed
47 Ratings
47 Ratings
15% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Oct 11, 2012
10
The fact that this movie tells you everything halfway makes it that much more compelling. It isn't a thriller in the sense of what is going to happen to next but rather it allows you to believe that such a scenario could happen to anyone and they will have no clue. The character is the story.
Oct 3, 2011
40
The director is going through the motions, and he doesn't display the cinematic skill, at least in the release version, to bring off an exercise in either Hitchcockian or Shyamalanian suspense.
Sep 30, 2011
40
With its telegraphed twists and clunky pacing, the film would be unbearable were it not for the fine trio of Craig, Weisz and Naomi Watts, all more or less slumming.
Sep 30, 2011
40
Dream House is the full magilla, with imaginary images, sanity questions, peek-a-boo startles and the usual are-they-real-or-not? characters.
Sep 30, 2011
30
Dream House also manages to commit a cardinal thriller sin: casting well-known actors in ostensibly inconsequential roles, which in this case reveals the real culprit before the mystery proper has even begun.
Oct 1, 2011
10
The real problem is, when the film blindsides us with a mystery we didn't know existed, we're already too busy not caring about mystery we knew was there.
Oct 29, 2011
10
I d not understand why people think this is a bad movie. I almost flew out of my chair in excitement. The beginning seemed a bit tiring, I suppose. But the rest of the movie was flawless. The acting as superb and the twists in it were outstanding. I absolutely loved it!
Feb 22, 2013
6
Could have been much more (spoilt by lazy ending). Mid picture plot shift gives leads opportunity to show "human" side but any tension ruined by very predictable finish. Is there an alternate ending version out there?
Oct 17, 2011
6
The movie had a slow start, but became engaged. For us it was not predictable and definitely a psychological movie. Reality versus illusion-What looked like reality was only an illusion.
Oct 9, 2011
3
This movie was interesting, but very predictable. This is not Daniel Craigs type of movies. He just didn't seem right for this film. There were a couple of entertaining moments, but this movie overall was kinda dumb. Very weak story, easily noticeable how the studio just threw this movie together. Entertaining at times, very predictable ending, but overall weak and boring, don't waste your money or time, its not worth it. 3/10
Production Company:
- Bobker/Kruger
- Cliffjack Motion Pictures
- Hell's Kitchen Films
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
Release Date:Sep 30, 2011
Duration:1 h 32 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Once upon a time, there were two little girls who lived in a house.
Website:
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
• 1 Nomination
