Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- eerie
- foreboding
- classic noir night
- gothic movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the intelligent mounting tension, strong ensemble performances, fluid direction, evocative rural noir imagery, and Miklós Rózsa's macabre score.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Morgan farm, surrounding woods, and abandoned red house provide the film's primary suspense environment.
Pete and Ellen's effort to conceal the red house's secret governs their treatment of Meg and Nath.
The woods and red house are associated with screams, terror, secrecy, and the characters' disturbed inner lives.
Meg's feelings for Nath collide with Tibby's relationship and the adults' concealed history.
Films like The Red House, and why
Moonrise
rural noir atmosphere, psychological guilt, and ominous landscape
Night of the Hunter
rural psychological suspense, forbidden desire, and expressionistic darkness
The Spiral Staircase
film noir tension, obsession, and emotionally charged secrets
Movie Details
- Director
- Delmer Daves
- Release Date
- 1947-02-04
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (91)
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson
- Lon McCallister
- Judith Anderson
- Rory Calhoun
- Allene Roberts
- Julie London
- Ona Munson
- Harry Shannon
- Arthur Space
- Pat Flaherty
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Red House about?
- A rural noir mystery turns a forbidden shortcut through the woods into a descent toward a family's repressed secret.
- What is The Red House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Red House as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Red House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Red House as mild.
- What did critics think of The Red House?
- Critics broadly praised the intelligent mounting tension, strong ensemble performances, fluid direction, evocative rural noir imagery, and Miklós Rózsa's macabre score.
- Which films are like The Red House?
- Films with a similar feel include Moonrise, Night of the Hunter, and The Spiral Staircase.
- How long is The Red House?
- The Red House runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Red House?
- In United States, The Red House streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, Brew, MGM Plus, Screambox Amazon Channel, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Bloodstream, Artiflix.
