Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- harrowing
- late night horror viewing
- socially conscious film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Remi Weekes's assured debut for merging effective haunted-house scares with a compassionate, politically resonant portrayal of refugee trauma.
What sets it apart
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Bol and Rial's supernatural persecution is inseparable from their escape from South Sudan and the pressures of asylum in Britain.
The couple's housing estate flat becomes spatially uncanny, with corridors and rooms expressing disorientation and repressed experience.
The haunting draws on South Sudanese cultural memory and folklore while confronting diaspora alienation.
Backstory, visions, and present-tense haunting are interwoven so that psychological distress and external menace overlap.
Films like His House, and why
Amulet
shares supernatural horror, migrant displacement, social conscience, and intimate domestic dread
Dheepan
shares refugee experience, trauma, political violence, and emotionally grounded drama
The Babadook
shares haunted-house horror, repressed trauma, disturbing imagery, and psychological unease
The Night House
shares folklore-driven horror, cultural displacement, and family trauma
Movie Details
- Director
- Remi Weekes
- Release Date
- 2020-01-27
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (1284)
Cast
- Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
- Wunmi Mosaku
- Malaika Wakoli-Abigaba
- Matt Smith
- Javier Botet
- Yvonne Campbell
- Vivienne Soan
- Lola May
- Kevin Layne
- Maureen Casey
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is His House about?
- A traumatized South Sudanese refugee couple confronts a malevolent presence in their government-provided English home while the past refuses to stay buried.
- What is His House like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of His House as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is His House violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in His House as moderate.
- What did critics think of His House?
- Critics broadly praised Remi Weekes's assured debut for merging effective haunted-house scares with a compassionate, politically resonant portrayal of refugee trauma.
- Which films are like His House?
- Films with a similar feel include Amulet, Dheepan, The Babadook, and The Night House.
- How long is His House?
- His House runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch His House?
- In United States, His House streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
