Funhouse
Eight international celebrities discover that an online reality competition has transformed audience votes into a deadly system of televised punishment.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- distressing
- cynical
- extreme horror night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's death-game premise underdeveloped by shallow characterization and an obvious, perfunctory script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The invited celebrities must compete in an online show where voting determines who suffers horrific consequences.
The contestants' punishments are broadcast live to a worldwide audience through an online reality-show format.
The central contestants are globally recognizable celebrities treated as expendable performers by the show's organizers and viewers.
The premise centers on horrific consequences, torture, and simulated violence, with critical commentary emphasizing its bleak, perfunctory affect.
Films like Funhouse, and why
The Condemned
shared death game structure, graphic spectacle, and media-spectacle horror
Series 7: The Contenders
shared reality-show framework, social competition, and escalating survival violence
Would You Rather
shared sadistic game mechanics, torture horror, and bleak moral pressure
Dead Set
shared exploitation of contestants for entertainment and contemporary media cynicism
Movie Details
- Director
- Jason William Lee
- Release Date
- 2019-10-25
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Valter Skarsgård
- Khamisa Wilsher
- Gigi Saul Guerrero
- Karolina Benefield
- Amanda Howells
- Jerome Velinsky
- Christopher Gerard
- Dayleigh Nelson
- Kylee Bush
- Mathias Retamal
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel
- 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 Funhouse about?
- Eight international celebrities discover that an online reality competition has transformed audience votes into a deadly system of televised punishment.
- What is Funhouse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Funhouse as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Funhouse violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Funhouse as graphic.
- What did critics think of Funhouse?
- Critics broadly found the film's death-game premise underdeveloped by shallow characterization and an obvious, perfunctory script.
- Which films are like Funhouse?
- Films with a similar feel include The Condemned, Series 7: The Contenders, Would You Rather, and Dead Set.
- How long is Funhouse?
- Funhouse runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Funhouse?
- In United States, Funhouse streams on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel.
