Synopsis
Publisher Will Atenton quits a lucrative job in New York to relocate his wife, Libby, and their daughters to a quaint town in New England. However, as they settle into their home the Atentons discover that a woman and her children were murdered there, and the surviving husband is the town's prime suspect. With help from a neighbor who was close to the murdered family, Will pieces together a horrifying chain of events.
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Cast
- Daniel CraigWill Atenton
- Naomi WattsAnn Patterson
- Rachel WeiszLibby Atenton
- Marton CsokasJack Patterson
- Elias KoteasBoyce
- Taylor GeareTrish
- Claire GeareDee Dee
- Rachel G. FoxChloe Patterson
- Jane AlexanderDr. Greeley
- Brian MurrayDr. Medlin
Recommendations
- 75
Movieline
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. - 63
Slant Magazine
A modest genre entry, Dream House also benefits from the fact that any movie with good enough sense to cast Elias Koteas is automatically better as a result, even if he is utterly wasted here. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
This suburban gothic is a logy, convoluted mess. - 40
New York Daily News
Dream House is the full magilla, with imaginary images, sanity questions, peek-a-boo startles and the usual are-they-real-or-not? characters. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite the A-list talent involved, this haunted house tale is a thrill-deprived, inert misfire. - 40
Los Angeles Times
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. - 40
The New York Times
This crackpot thriller from the usually competent Jim Sheridan leaves only one mystery unsolved: what on earth was he thinking? - 38
Orlando Sentinel
So much is just so…obvious.
