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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 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 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 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 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 Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Oct 2014

The mishmash that results is by turns creepy, silly, inventive, darkly funny and, at one point, mind-blowingly bloody…

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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 Drew Mcweeny (622) for Hitfix (861) on 13 Oct 2014

Housebound is that rare film that manages to be funny without defusing any of its scares…

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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 Roger Moore (6,008) for McClatchy-Tribune News Service (291) on 13 Oct 2014

A clever and claustrophobic thriller that will trip you up and leave you with a wicked, blood-stained grin…

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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 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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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 Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 11 Oct 2014

You grow to feel as if you're arbitrarily changing the channel back and forth from a diverting horror film to a promising odd-couple comedy…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for StaciWilson.com (64) on 25 Sep 2014

Comedic elements aside, Housebound succeeds as a horror film - it's got some great jump-scares, a compelling plot-twisty mystery, and oh yes…

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By Marc G (404) on 20 Sep 2014

A great mix of humour, gore and suspense…

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By Christian J (52) on 14 Sep 2014

A great movie with an interesting plot a new kiwi classic…

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By Kashan P (172) on 07 Sep 2014

Funny, well acted, perfectly set up and brilliantly smart, Housebound ranks among New Zealand's finest…

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