Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- bleak
- disturbing
- extreme horror night
- remake comparison
What critics said
Critics broadly found the remake excessively gory and less intellectually substantial than the 1972 original, despite some praise for its acting and character development.
What sets it apart
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Mari and Paige are assaulted by a criminal gang, after which Mari's parents pursue violent retribution.
The girls' ordeal and the perpetrators' refuge unfold around the Collingwood family's remote lakeside home and surrounding forest.
Critics repeatedly describe the remake as excessive, gory, and associated with torture-porn conventions.
John and Emma Collingwood transform their family home into the site of a retaliatory campaign after learning what happened to Mari.
Films like The Last House on the Left, and why
I Spit on Your Grave
Shares rape and revenge structure, graphic violence, moral extremity, and retaliatory family justice.
The Hills Have Eyes
Shares torture-horror intensity, sadistic perpetrators, graphic brutality, and survival-driven revenge.
Funny Games
Shares home-invasion tension, family vulnerability, rural isolation, and violent retaliation.
Revenge
Shares revenge-focused horror, sexual violence, bleak atmosphere, and confrontation between victims and perpetrators.
Movie Details
- Director
- Dennis Iliadis
- Release Date
- 2009-03-13
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2021)
Cast
- Tony Goldwyn
- Monica Potter
- Sara Paxton
- Garret Dillahunt
- Aaron Paul
- Spencer Treat Clark
- Riki Lindhome
- Martha MacIsaac
- Michael Bowen
- Josh Coxx
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Last House on the Left about?
- A remote family retreat becomes a brutal battleground when grieving parents turn their home against the criminals who attacked their daughter.
- What is The Last House on the Left like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Last House on the Left as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Last House on the Left violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Last House on the Left as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Last House on the Left?
- Critics broadly found the remake excessively gory and less intellectually substantial than the 1972 original, despite some praise for its acting and character development.
- Which films are like The Last House on the Left?
- Films with a similar feel include I Spit on Your Grave, The Hills Have Eyes, Funny Games, and Revenge.
- How long is The Last House on the Left?
- The Last House on the Left runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Last House on the Left?
- In United States, The Last House on the Left is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
