Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- disturbing
- sensationalistic
- late night horror
- slasher marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a slick, well-paced and competently acted slasher whose effective violence and antagonist outweighed its formulaic, sensationalistic writing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The house earns tuition money by streaming its residents to an X-rated website, making online spectatorship central to the threat.
A deranged fan uses internet content and chat-based access to determine the house's location and target its occupants.
The residents live in a purpose-built streaming house that turns their home and bodies into monetized entertainment before becoming a site of siege.
Critics repeatedly note the film's slick execution, violent mayhem, and brutal moments aimed at gore-oriented genre viewers.
Films like GirlHouse, and why
The Strangers
Shared slasher structure, masked killer, isolated victims, and graphic home-invasion suspense.
Unfriended
Shared internet-era horror, voyeurism, sexualized danger, and escalating survival thriller tension.
Scream 4
Shared technologically mediated stalking, young protagonists, and brutal contemporary slasher mechanics.
The House of the Devil
Shared eroticized slasher atmosphere, trapped victims, and sensationalistic horror violence.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Trevor Matthews, Jon Knautz
- Release Date
- 2014-10-16
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (339)
Cast
- Ali Cobrin
- Erin Agostino
- James Thomas
- Alice Hunter
- Alyson Bath
- Adam DiMarco
- George Carroll
- Elysia Rotaru
- Chasty Ballesteros
- Nicole Fox
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is GirlHouse about?
- A cash-strapped student’s webcam job becomes a deadly siege when an obsessive online fan turns digital voyeurism into real-world violence.
- What is GirlHouse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of GirlHouse as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is GirlHouse violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in GirlHouse as graphic.
- What did critics think of GirlHouse?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a slick, well-paced and competently acted slasher whose effective violence and antagonist outweighed its formulaic, sensationalistic writing.
- Which films are like GirlHouse?
- Films with a similar feel include The Strangers, Unfriended, Scream 4, and The House of the Devil.
- How long is GirlHouse?
- GirlHouse runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch GirlHouse?
- In United States, GirlHouse streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
