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The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)

Directed by Eli Roth

Adventure | Supernatural

Most recently watched by sleestakk, archstanton43, CaptainBigTime

Overview

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

Rated PG | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Jack Black | Cate Blanchett | Owen Vaccaro | Kyle MacLachlan | Renée Elise Goldsberry | Colleen Camp | Sunny Suljic | Lorenza Izzo | Braxton Bjerken | Vanessa Anne Williams | Ricky Muse | Charles Green | De'Jon Watts | Aaron Beelner | Joshua Phillips | Christian Calloway | Caleb Lawrence | Dylan Gage Moore | Jalyn Hall | Jackson T. Giles IV | Eli Roth | Alli Beckman | Emily Brobst

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/06/2018Movie ScreenDigitalTheater6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

When you consider Eli Roth directed this, it’s better than it probably has any right to be. Still, it could have been more. Lots of surface fluff and not quite enough substance to get you really into the characters.

Saw this with Mike and Victoria, with dinner and drinks before.

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