Overview
A former Playboy Bunny reinvents herself while helping a group of misfit sorority girls find their place in college life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- glamorous
- lazy sunday
- girls night
What critics said
Critics found Anna Faris charismatic and the comedy cheerful but ultimately formulaic and only intermittently able to rise above its clichés.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Shelley is expelled from the Playboy Mansion at 27 and becomes house mother to a struggling college sorority.
Shelley teaches the Zetas to become more alluring while confronting how much of her own identity is performance.
The unpopular Zeta members unite to save their house despite ridicule from a rival sorority.
The Playboy Mansion, bikinis, parties, and pink-toned makeover aesthetic give the comedy a glossy pop surface.
Films like The House Bunny, and why
Sydney White
Both are female-centered college comedies about social outsiders finding belonging through friendship, confidence, and self-reinvention.
Mean Girls
Both use broad, upbeat humor and a makeover-driven outsider narrative to explore female friendship and campus social hierarchies.
Legally Blonde
Both are light romantic comedies built around fish-out-of-water protagonists, playful gender dynamics, and personal growth.
Movie Details
- Director
- Fred Wolf
- Release Date
- 2008-08-22
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (2072)
Cast
- Anna Faris
- Colin Hanks
- Emma Stone
- Kat Dennings
- Hugh Hefner
- Christopher McDonald
- Beverly D'Angelo
- Katharine McPhee
- Rumer Willis
- Kiely Williams
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Bunny about?
- A bubbly Playboy bunny becomes the unlikely mentor of a misfit sorority fighting to save its house while learning that popularity cannot replace authenticity.
- What is The House Bunny like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The House Bunny as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The House Bunny violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The House Bunny.
- What did critics think of The House Bunny?
- Critics found Anna Faris charismatic and the comedy cheerful but ultimately formulaic and only intermittently able to rise above its clichés.
- Which films are like The House Bunny?
- Films with a similar feel include Sydney White, Mean Girls, and Legally Blonde.
- How long is The House Bunny?
- The House Bunny runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch The House Bunny?
- In United States, The House Bunny is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
