House at the End of the Street

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House at the End of the Street

PG-13

2012

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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In search of a fresh start, divorcee Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter, Elissa (Max Thieriot), find their dream house in a small town. But when startling, unexplainable events begin, the pair learn that a chilling secret holds the town in its grip. Years earlier a girl killed her parents and disappeared, leaving a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Elissa begins a relationship with Ryan, and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a dangerous mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Poorly conceived, clumsily executed, and almost completely bereft of scares, House at the End of the Street strands its talented star in a film as bland as its title.

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Sep 28, 2012

0.5/5

Lawrence is fine as the solo-parented teen and Thieriot does a mean Tony Perkins (circa Pretty Poison, but on downers), but the sheer tedium of the storyline means you never really care about any of them.

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A.A. Dowd

Time Out

Sep 25, 2012

1/5

Shockingly uneventful, this horror film marks time until dropping its big, dumb reveal.

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Dafydd Goff

Guardian

Sep 24, 2012

2/5

Don't be tempted to put in an offer; this house is built on flimsy foundations.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 22, 2023

2/5

The narrative is more engaging than horror films following a similar premise, yet the actual execution makes for something bland and melodramatic.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 25, 2022

1.5/4

The worst kind of derivative horror, in which every element that wasn’t stolen from better movies feels banal and formulaic.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

2.5/5

The biggest problem with “House at the End of the Road” is that it’s an aggressively average movie.

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Nicole P

@RT11517202 1 day ago

Honestly, a lot of it was kind of dumb and poorly written. Like the audacity of her character, just wandering in peoples houses and all the rooms. Just extremely poorly written. And you’ve trapped the villain, but you didn’t take two seconds to put the dryer better on the trap door? Gurllll

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Kalissa H

@kali_416 5 days ago

An interesting twist but it wasn’t a spectacular movie.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Sep 21, 2026

8/10 Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Twist Good movie Jennifer Lawrence and the brother from Bates Motel are in it. Jennifer Lawrence lives next to a house where a girl killed her parents and she be friends the reclusive brother there. Really good twist early 2010 movie.

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 31, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Benjamin H

@RT03626419 Jul 29, 2026

Many movies display what happens when parents aren't present for their kids' lives, but few do so well as this mystery film. It's a story of how a young man tries to cover up his family's past evils. The acting could have been better, but the story is brilliant.

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knockrocker ..

@knockrocker Oct 2, 2025

Plot: 3 Characters: 3.5 Cast: 3 Acting: 4 Cinematography: 2.7 Pacing: 4.9 Soundtrack: 3 Unpredictability: 7 Ending: 1 Enjoyment: 4.3 Total Score: 36.4/100 scoring directly stolen from Sam the film critic on Instagram

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Synopsis

In search of a fresh start, divorcee Sarah (Elisabeth Shue) and her daughter, Elissa (Max Thieriot), find their dream house in a small town. But when startling, unexplainable events begin, the pair learn that a chilling secret holds the town in its grip. Years earlier a girl killed her parents and disappeared, leaving a brother, Ryan (Max Thieriot), as the sole survivor. Elissa begins a relationship with Ryan, and the closer they get, the deeper they're all pulled into a dangerous mystery.

Director: Mark Tonderai
Producer: Aaron Ryder, Peter Block, Hal Lieberman
Screenwriter: David Loucka
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: FilmNation, Relativity Media, A Bigger Boat
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Terror|Brief Drug Material|Thematic Elements|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language|Some Teen Partying)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 8, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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