House of Wax

Name: House of Wax
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: May 6, 2005
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton

2005

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 6, 2005 | R

Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Elisha Cuthbert, Paris Hilton

Summary: What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in House of Wax, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 113 min

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Stephen Hunter

This movie gives it to you, as no movie has in some years. Okay, if that's not your part of the swamp, don't go into it. Read full review

David Hiltbrand

A sturdy and cohesive representative of what tends to be a flimsy and tawdry B-movie genre. It even has a moral: People who live in wax houses shouldn't start fires. Read full review

Dana Stevens

The set design is fairly elaborate by the standards of the genre, and the victims don't die in precisely the order you might expect, but everything else goes pretty much according to formula, including a last-minute plot twist that opens the creaky door to a sequel. Read full review

Jack Mathews

It's a good thing Jaume Serra's House of Wax wasn't shot in 3-D like the original 1953 horror classic - Paris Hilton is in it and she doesn't have a third dimension. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Paris Hilton is the big draw in Jaume Collet-Serra's not-really-a-remake horror-slasher thriller House of Wax, and she'd have to be: There's so little else going on in it that you find yourself waiting for her few brief scenes. Read full review

Wesley Morris

For Hilton haters, the stupid and grotesque remake of House of Wax will only stoke their schadenfreude. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Direly predictable, with candle-drip pacing and a pervasive unpleasantness. Read full review

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RafaFigueiredo

Jul 9, 2016

É um filme perfeito, com ótimas atuações principalmente da Elisha Cuthbert, que dá ao filme uma forte dose de entusiasmo com o seu desempenho semelhante ao de Jamie Lee Curtis

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Apr 23, 2021

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Zanessa250QI

Jul 13, 2015

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DenisC

Oct 30, 2005

Very efficient, scary at some parts, love the special effects of certain shots. I recommend this movie for those who love to be seated on the edge of their seats. Don't drink and watch, you will spill your drink in a matter of time!!

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SuperTakashii

Mar 8, 2011

The plot is admittedly predictable at parts, and the cast a bit generic, but this movie gives it to you in a way few others have. Tense and gory scenes interlocked with a consistent pace that picks up plot pieces and sets them down for later with brilliant efficiency make this a solid,The plot is admittedly predictable at parts, and the cast a bit generic, but this movie gives it to you in a way few others have. Tense and gory scenes interlocked with a consistent pace that picks up plot pieces and sets them down for later with brilliant efficiency make this a solid, enjoyable horror film.… Expand

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davenbettridge

Nov 14, 2011

The film makers do a really good job of creating characters whom you wish would shut up and die so when the time comes for their horrific deaths you are relieved. Its also not a good thing that Paris Hilton is the movie's most convincing actress either. The set and props of the House of WaxThe film makers do a really good job of creating characters whom you wish would shut up and die so when the time comes for their horrific deaths you are relieved. Its also not a good thing that Paris Hilton is the movie's most convincing actress either. The set and props of the House of Wax scenes were pretty good but mostly misused. Just another lamed out horror movie.… Expand

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LDalley

Feb 12, 2021

A boring in name only remake This Thriller is not worth watching but I’m glad that Jaume Collet-Serra has moved onto better things and I’m glad his directorial flare is still there

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