Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- raunchy
- chaotic
- lazy weekend
- friends night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but undermined by thin characterization and insufficient comic momentum.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Scott and Kate create an underground casino after their daughter's college scholarship is denied.
The Johanssens operate an illegal casino in a friend's basement while authorities grow suspicious.
The improvised casino attracts attention and drives the couple into escalating trouble with authorities.
The family's central crisis is the loss of funding for Alex's university tuition.
Films like The House, and why
Game Night
shares an irreverent adult comedy tone, ensemble cast, and escalating criminal schemes built around money
Horrible Bosses
shares suburban setting, outrageous comic escalation, and desperate characters pursuing an unconventional financial solution
The Hangover
shares raunchy comedy, reckless illegal enterprise, and comic tension between ordinary adults and criminal activity
Movie Details
- Director
- Andrew J. Cohen
- Release Date
- 2017-06-29
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (1003)
Cast
- Amy Poehler
- Will Ferrell
- Jason Mantzoukas
- Ryan Simpkins
- Nick Kroll
- Allison Tolman
- Rob Huebel
- Christina Offley
- Jessie Ennis
- Rory Scovel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- TNT, TBS, tru TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 about?
- Desperate suburban parents launch an illegal basement casino to fund their daughter's college education, only to turn a financial workaround into a chaotic criminal enterprise.
- What is The House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The House as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The House violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The House as mild.
- What did critics think of The House?
- Critics broadly found the premise and cast promising but undermined by thin characterization and insufficient comic momentum.
- Which films are like The House?
- Films with a similar feel include Game Night, Horrible Bosses, and The Hangover.
- How long is The House?
- The House runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch The House?
- In United States, The House streams on TNT, TBS, tru TV.
