Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- melancholic
- oppressive
- late night horror viewing
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film's stylish production design and cinematography but found its familiar supernatural story emotionally hollow and its payoff tepid.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Saint Ange's decaying French orphanage dominates the imagery and generates its supernatural atmosphere.
Anna arrives secretly pregnant, making her investigation of invisible children personally and physically charged.
Anna and Judith hear voices and footsteps, while the invisible children remain difficult to distinguish from psychological disturbance.
The orphanage's seclusion in the French Alps limits escape and heightens the haunting's oppressive effect.
Films like House of Voices, and why
The Others
shared atmospheric ghost story, isolated institutional setting, and psychologically unsettling supernatural mystery
The Orphanage
shared haunted-house dread, ambiguous supernatural forces, and stylized gothic atmosphere
The Devil's Backbone
shared French psychological horror, oppressive confinement, and disturbing supernatural imagery
The Innocents
shared remote setting, spectral haunting, and emotionally focused slow-burn horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Pascal Laugier
- Release Date
- 2004-06-23
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (200)
Cast
- Virginie Ledoyen
- Lou Doillon
- Catriona MacColl
- Dorina Lazăr
- Virginie Darmon
- Jérôme Soufflet
- Marie Herry
- Eric Prat
- Marin Chouquet
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 House of Voices about?
- A pregnant young servant investigates the spectral voices haunting a remote French orphanage before its last child disappears into silence.
- What is House of Voices like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House of Voices as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is House of Voices violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in House of Voices as mild.
- What did critics think of House of Voices?
- Critics broadly admired the film's stylish production design and cinematography but found its familiar supernatural story emotionally hollow and its payoff tepid.
- Which films are like House of Voices?
- Films with a similar feel include The Others, The Orphanage, The Devil's Backbone, and The Innocents.
- How long is House of Voices?
- House of Voices runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch House of Voices?
- In United States, House of Voices is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
