Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- tense
- late night horror marathon
- survival thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics generally found the film moderately engaging in concept and climax but undermined by tedious killings, implausibility, and uneven execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nine abducted strangers are sealed inside a monitored house and told that only one can survive.
Seventy-five cameras and a public address system make observation and coercion central to the group’s ordeal.
The promise of five million dollars intensifies fear, suspicion, and willingness to kill.
The strangers’ personalities and occupations become secondary to mounting fear and mutual suspicion inside the house.
Films like House of 9, and why
saw ii
shared trapped-group survival premise, social distrust, and escalating psychological violence
house of 9
shared death-game structure, confined setting, and moral pressure under surveillance
cube
shared locked-room mystery, paranoia, and strangers forced into lethal cooperation
battle royale
shared survival competition, class tension, and brutal elimination-game mechanics
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven R. Monroe
- Release Date
- 2005-06-19
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (254)
Cast
- Kelly Brook
- Dennis Hopper
- Hippolyte Girardot
- Peter Capaldi
- Susie Amy
- Raffaello Degruttola
- Ashley Walters
- Morven Christie
- Julienne Davis
- Jim Carter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 House of 9 about?
- Nine abducted strangers must outlast one another in a surveilled house where fear, greed, and lethal rules turn confinement into a brutal social experiment.
- What is House of 9 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House of 9 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is House of 9 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in House of 9 as graphic.
- What did critics think of House of 9?
- Critics generally found the film moderately engaging in concept and climax but undermined by tedious killings, implausibility, and uneven execution.
- Which films are like House of 9?
- Films with a similar feel include saw ii, house of 9, cube, and battle royale.
- How long is House of 9?
- House of 9 runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch House of 9?
- In United States, House of 9 streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
