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  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary Some 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. Success...

Directed By: Jim Sheridan

Written By: David Loucka

  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

Dream House

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
35
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 272 User Ratings
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Summary Some 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. Success...

Directed By: Jim Sheridan

Written By: David Loucka

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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56% Mixed
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31% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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13% Positive
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56% Mixed
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31% Negative
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75
Sep 30, 2011
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.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW
42
Oct 1, 2011
The film's ambitions are woefully small and familiar.
By Tasha Robinson FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 272 User Ratings
8.4
77% Positive
210 Ratings
17% Mixed
46 Ratings
6% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 272 User Ratings
8.4
77% Positive
210 Ratings
17% Mixed
46 Ratings
6% Negative
16 Ratings

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10
ElReviewer
Oct 11, 2012
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.
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10
Arnaldodr
Apr 21, 2012
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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40
Oct 3, 2011
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.
By Richard Corliss FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 30, 2011
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.
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40
Sep 30, 2011
Dream House is the full magilla, with imaginary images, sanity questions, peek-a-boo startles and the usual are-they-real-or-not? characters.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 30, 2011
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.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
10
Oct 1, 2011
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.
By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo FULL REVIEW
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10
ImWeird4You
Oct 29, 2011
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!
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6
sracsrac
Feb 22, 2013
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?
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Ochoa1
Oct 17, 2011
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.
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3
Knicksfan7
Oct 9, 2011
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
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BadezBladez
Oct 6, 2011
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company Cliffjack Motion Pictures, Hell's Kitchen Films, Morgan Creek Entertainment
Release Date Sep 30, 2011
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Once upon a time, there were two little girls who lived in a house.
Website https://www.facebook.com/dreamhouse
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Awards

Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination
Guild of Music Supervisors Awards
• 1 Nomination

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