The Glass House

Name: The Glass House
Genre: Thriller
Released: September 14, 2001
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski

2001

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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: September 14, 2001 | PG-13

Starring: Diane Lane, Leelee Sobieski

Summary: When Ruby (Sobieski) and her younger brother Rhett's (Morgan) parents are killed in a car crash, their parents' best friends, Erin and Terry Glass (Lane, Skarsgård), become their guardians. Ruby and Rhett are promised a world of opulence and California fun -- all they have to do is move into the Glasses' gated house in picturesque Malibu.When Ruby (Sobieski) and her younger brother Rhett's (Morgan) parents are killed in a car crash, their parents' best friends, Erin and Terry Glass (Lane, Skarsgård), become their guardians. Ruby and Rhett are promised a world of opulence and California fun -- all they have to do is move into the Glasses' gated house in picturesque Malibu. But in this taut psychological thriller, trust can be as transparent as The Glass House. (Columbia Pictures)… Expand

Director: Daniel Sackheim

Genre(s): Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 106 min

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Stephen Hunter

It is surprising that no matter how much we know what will happen, we never stop watching. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Something that gets your motor racing briefly, but which you've seen all too often. Read full review

William Arnold

Has a good cast, a nicely sustained mood of paranoia and several genuinely creepy moments, but ultimately ends up being one more highly formulaic teen screamer. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The cast, including genre veteran Bruce Dern as a kindly lawyer, do their best with the material, but you can't make a crackling thriller out of soggy cliches. Read full review

Edward Guthmann

This is trash on a big budget, but trash nonetheless. Read full review

Dana Stevens

The Glass House is hardly insane, just absurd, and the only damage it does is to itself. Read full review

Robert Koehler

There's nothing in genredom quite so unhinged as the badly made psycho-thriller, and long before it's over, The Glass House collapses from wretched design and execution. Read full review

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qbase

Jun 15, 2019

Ψυχολογικό θρίλερ που δεν εκμεταλλεύεται την πιθανότητα όσα βλέπουμε να βρίσκονται στο μυαλό και μόνο της νεαρής ηρωίδας. Έχει ένα στερεότυπα αναπτυγμένο σενάριο που δεν δίνει περιθώρια σε όσα πρόκειται να συμβούν και ακυρώνει τις προσπάθειες των ενήλικων ηθοποιών.Ψυχολογικό θρίλερ που δεν εκμεταλλεύεται την πιθανότητα όσα βλέπουμε να βρίσκονται στο μυαλό και μόνο της νεαρής ηρωίδας. Έχει ένα στερεότυπα αναπτυγμένο σενάριο που δεν δίνει περιθώρια σε όσα πρόκειται να συμβούν και ακυρώνει τις προσπάθειες των ενήλικων ηθοποιών.

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Rcavey92212

Apr 19, 2020

I always been a fan of this film although if I being honest I don’t think it’s very good. It feels a little cliched and TV moviesh with sometimes overly dramatic performances from a normally solid cast. That being said the performances aren’t bad and the movie is entertaining as a guiltyI always been a fan of this film although if I being honest I don’t think it’s very good. It feels a little cliched and TV moviesh with sometimes overly dramatic performances from a normally solid cast. That being said the performances aren’t bad and the movie is entertaining as a guilty pleasure. The film stars Leelee Sobieski (My First Mister). Remember she was hot for like fifteen minutes and kind of looked like Helen Hunt and mumbled a lot (I loved her of course). Well she is a moody teen who looses her parents to a car accident and goes to live with her younger brother to the Glasses, family friends. Played by a creepy Stellan Skarsgård (Thor) and a layered Diane Lane(Under the Tuscan Sun). Once arriving at their cold, stylish house things start to take a weird turn from the father seemingly hitting on her to drug abuse, hit men and her questioning whether her parents death was an accident. It’s gorgeously filmed and quite suspenseful even though it all feels a bit familiar. Although overly entertaining the films pacing and focus feel off at times. It jumps between genres and plot points. Ultimately it’s mostly successful because it indulges in the trashiest of its concept.

BUDGET: $22M
DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE: $18M
WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE: $24M

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omotestGump

May 4, 2023

Lily Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, and quite a few famous actors are in the film. I didn't find anything particularly bad about Stellan Skarsgard's performance, but the script makes it quite funny.

The film is about a sister and brother who are taken in by a neighbor with whomLily Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, and quite a few famous actors are in the film. I didn't find anything particularly bad about Stellan Skarsgard's performance, but the script makes it quite funny.

The film is about a sister and brother who are taken in by a neighbor with whom they had a close relationship after the death of their parents. Well, it is the usual story of how the older sister gradually becomes suspicious of them.

The screenplay is quite shaky. The first half of the film is like Clueless. When the main characters' parents die and the story begins to move, it seems mysterious at first glance, but in fact it only suggests that the story is about to begin to move, but it does not move. This state of affairs continues for a long time, and what could have been a story that conveys the relationship between the sister and brother becomes a dark story that is 500 times thinner than Pulp Fiction.

The film does not give the audience time to think about the truth of the mystery and quickly spoils the story. The cause or truth of the mystery. Even though the film nitpicks a few mysteries early on, it doesn't stay on the mystery track until the end, letting Diane Lane get sentimental, and letting Lily Sobieski, who is supposed to be 16 years old, do tricks that only an adult with specialized knowledge could do, and act in a way that makes no sense. To be honest, I don't know what this film is trying to say, and it probably doesn't have much to say. This vague script makes me question the very raison d'etre of the film itself.

Who in the world is this movie for? The core horror fans will probably see it as a comedy. The average moviegoer won't like it, and maybe it will stick with immature 13-year-olds. It's a movie for beginners like that. Some people may find the movie creepy, but at least it's not scary.

And the title is "The Glass House." It's funny. The producers probably meant the house (Stellan Skarsgard and Diane Lane live in a house with a lot of glass) and the family relationship (meaning brittle glass). In reality, it's probably about the movie and the script.

Sadly, the film is wrong in all the wrong places, but I don't think there is anything wrong with the acting, and with a few mistakes corrected it could have been a great thriller. Fixing one mistake first would have made the movie better. The film's less tense, action-like scenes, which set the Testarossa and Jaguar up for an accident, wrecked the film significantly. This is my guess, or maybe it is my imagination, but I guess they got into trouble and decided to do something about it by way of an accident. It's convenient. It gives a sense of urgency to the action without much thought (well, it didn't really give a sense of urgency, it was just a mess). The first mistake is this. If they had money to blow up Ferraris and Jaguars, they should have hired a better scriptwriter.… Expand

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