Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- melancholic
- late night horror
- international horror marathon
What critics said
Critics and festival audiences broadly praised the film's emotional core, direction, atmosphere, and ambitious supernatural mystery, while some found its execution messy or aesthetically uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dulce returns to the old family home, where apparitions and paranormal incidents are tied to the tragedy that shattered her household.
The story connects Dulce's present house arrest, her thirty-year imprisonment, and earlier family events through revelations about what happened in the home.
Dulce's central struggle is defined by her bond with her children and her determination to confront the forces and circumstances that destroyed her family.
The film is a landmark Venezuelan horror success, made in Spanish and rooted in a haunted domestic story from Venezuelan cinema.
Films like The House at the End of Time, and why
The Others
supernatural haunted-house mystery, family tragedy, and emotionally grounded paranormal suspense
The Conjuring
family-centered supernatural horror, escalating apparitions, and a puzzle-box mystery structure
Oculus
intergenerational trauma, haunted domestic spaces, and reality-bending supernatural revelations
The Orphanage
Latin American supernatural atmosphere, grief, and a mother confronting a haunted family history
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Hidalgo
- Release Date
- 2013-06-21
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (346)
Cast
- Ruddy Rodriguez
- Gonzalo Cubero
- Guillermo García
- Adriana Calzadilla
- Rosmel Bustamante
- Hector Mercado
- Miguel Flores
- Simona Chirinos
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 The House at the End of Time about?
- A wrongfully imprisoned mother returns to her haunted home, where buried family tragedy and paranormal forces converge in a Venezuelan mystery-horror.
- What is The House at the End of Time like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The House at the End of Time as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The House at the End of Time violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The House at the End of Time as moderate.
- What did critics think of The House at the End of Time?
- Critics and festival audiences broadly praised the film's emotional core, direction, atmosphere, and ambitious supernatural mystery, while some found its execution messy or aesthetically uneven.
- Which films are like The House at the End of Time?
- Films with a similar feel include The Others, The Conjuring, Oculus, and The Orphanage.
- How long is The House at the End of Time?
- The House at the End of Time runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The House at the End of Time?
- In United States, The House at the End of Time streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
