Synopsis
A mother and daughter move to a new town and find themselves living next door to a house where a young girl murdered her parents. When the daughter befriends the surviving son, she learns the story is far from over.
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Cast
- Jennifer LawrenceElissa Cassidy
- Elisabeth ShueDr. Sarah Cassidy
- Max ThieriotRyan Jacobson
- Gil BellowsOfficer Bill Weaver
- Allie MacDonaldJillian
- Nolan Gerard FunkTyler Reynolds
- Jordan HayesPeggy Johns
- Joy TannerBonnie Reynolds
- James ThomasBen Reynolds
- Craig EldridgeDan Gifford
Recommendations
- 58
The A.V. Club
Working from a solid template is only half the battle; the other half is filling in the details, and it's here that The House At The End Of The Street goes flat and generic, substituting jump-scares and visual twitchiness for the psychological complexity that might have sold the horror. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
I doubt that Lawrence is conscious of this process. Nevertheless, stuck in a dull commercial feature, a very good actor happens upon a new solution to an age-old problem: She improves the script by transcending it, and steals the picture by abandoning it. - 50
Boxoffice Magazine
This PG-13 scare-fest is more psychological terror than blood and guts, and should satisfy-not repulse-young genre fans. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite an intriguing setup, sharply drawn central characters and a lead performance from the luminous Jennifer Lawrence that elevates the material a few notches, House at the End of the Street is a by-the-book horror thriller that's low on scares and suspense. - 38
Washington Post
Most of the comedy, however, is unintentional. House At The End of the Street may not draw much of an audience during its initial run, but the movie's preposterousness certifies it for future midnight screenings, where the story will get the jeering it deserves. - 30
Variety
Exploiting Lawrence's newfound fame is the only hope this ill-conceived, poorly executed venture has of connecting with audiences before poisonous word of mouth sends potential buyers in search of a more attractive address. - 30
Los Angeles Times
Lawrence's natural, disarming screen presence is ill-suited to something as mannered and labored as House at the End of the Street, and at moments it's as if she freezes up, unable to simply throw on a scared-face for no good reason. - 25
Slant Magazine
The film is essentially toothless, but it never stoops to humorless torture-porn theatrics.
