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By Rob R (451) on 23 Oct 2014

The best horror comedy of the year - if there is such a category…

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By Troy K (898) on 22 Oct 2014

Hard to describe intelligent (till the end), horror, comedy, mystery, thriller and probably too corny to deserve four stars, but I liked it that much…

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By Ben P (961) on 21 Oct 2014

Normally I roll my eyes when I hear the genre term horror-comedy...although I love films like Evil Dead 2 and Return of the Living Dead, no…

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By Chok S (166) on 21 Oct 2014

Not many horror/comedy films that can really scared the shit out of you while leaving you laughed like hell afterward, look no furthur as Housebound…

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By Ryan J (799) on 21 Oct 2014

This little Kiwi gem sees Kylie, after years of delinquency, forced to move back in with her mother under house arrest…

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By Jon F (352) on 21 Oct 2014

Decent horror movie with some very good random laughs. Perfect for the Halloween season…

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By Terry K (54) on 19 Oct 2014

This was a surprisingly FANTASTIC movie! It's scary, funny, charming, and a definite must-see for any horror nut…

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By Stewart F (316) on 18 Oct 2014

La farce macabre spécialité néo zélandaise…

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By Slacker M (11) on 17 Oct 2014

A fresh horror film. I don't want to give or say anything else to set an expectation, but so far best I've seen from horror in a long time…

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By Michael G (2,333) on 16 Oct 2014

Absolutely fantastic! A funny and scary movie with great characters! Really enjoyed it…

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By Mark H. Harris (48) for About.com (1,470) on 16 Oct 2014

Even some of the best horror-comedy movies tend to favor one genre over the other, but Housebound strikes a great balance between laughs and…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 16 Oct 2014

Housebound is a standout, though, because of its satirical mood and its multiple scenes of almost screwball comedy…

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By Nick P (974) on 15 Oct 2014

Despite being directed well, with some decent production behind it...the movie takes ideas from multiple films and turns it into a comedy that…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for AV Club (2,778) on 15 Oct 2014

Housebound, a horror comedy from New Zealand, tries another tack: Its protagonist doesn’t leave because she legally can’t…

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By Josh Kupecki (255) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 15 Oct 2014

Housebound nimbly jumps through the hoops of horror tropes, inventively subverting them along the way…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Oct 2014

Housebound is a tad long, and its murder mystery a bit of a muddle, but that doesn’t matter. The final third is virtuoso…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 13 Oct 2014

Unusual and charming in a literally down-home way, but writer-director Gerard Johnstone's loopy script barely pierces the surface of its promising…

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By David Rooney (943) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 12 Oct 2014

Gerard Johnstone, a first-time writer-director from New Zealand, demonstrates a sly command of deadpan humor along with an assured grasp of…

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By Chris Tilly (98) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 12 Oct 2014

Housebound is a horror-comedy that ticks practically every box required of both genres and throws in a few extra for good measure…

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By Richard Kuipers (66) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Oct 2014

Separating Housebound from most films of its type is super-smart plotting and confident tonal control, as Johnstone’s screenplay throws one…

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