Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- darkly comic
- menacing
- satirical
- dark comedy night
- thriller double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an unsuccessful dark comedy that mistakes misogyny for subversive wit and wastes its appealing lead performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mona treats the Champagne family's orderly storybook life as something worth preserving at any cost.
Mona's perfectionism, routine, and determination to maintain appearances drive the central conflict.
The film places affair-driven violence and manipulation inside an apparently conventional suburban household.
The contrast between the Champagne family's tidy home life and Mona's increasingly dangerous actions creates the film's defining atmosphere.
Films like Home Sweet Hell, and why
Serial Mom
shared black comedy, suburban domestic menace, and satirical treatment of marital dysfunction
The Stepford Wives
shared darkly comic suburban setting, escalating criminal behavior, and corrosive family conformity
Very Bad Things
shared macabre humor, dysfunctional marriage, and thriller tension beneath domestic normality
Movie Details
- Director
- Anthony Burns
- Release Date
- 2015-03-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (504)
Cast
- Katherine Heigl
- Patrick Wilson
- Madison Wolfe
- Aiden Flowers
- Jordana Brewster
- Jim Belushi
- A.J. Buckley
- Kevin McKidd
- Artie Baxter
- Johnny Hawkes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, History Vault, 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 Home Sweet Hell about?
- A suburban couple's carefully staged perfect life mutates into a ruthless domestic thriller when an affair threatens the wife's absolute control.
- What is Home Sweet Hell like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Home Sweet Hell as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Home Sweet Hell violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Home Sweet Hell as graphic.
- What did critics think of Home Sweet Hell?
- Critics broadly found the film an unsuccessful dark comedy that mistakes misogyny for subversive wit and wastes its appealing lead performances.
- Which films are like Home Sweet Hell?
- Films with a similar feel include Serial Mom, The Stepford Wives, and Very Bad Things.
- How long is Home Sweet Hell?
- Home Sweet Hell runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Home Sweet Hell?
- In United States, Home Sweet Hell streams on Amazon Prime Video, History Vault, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
