Review of Madhouse (1974) by Kristian M — 23 Jun 2011

Great gothic horror from Hammer... Vincent Price and Peter Cushing in top form.

This review of Madhouse (1974) was written by Kristian M on 23 Jun 2011.

Madhouse has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Madhouse

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 07 Aug 2015

Madhouse is far more silly than suspenseful, and the identity of the killer is never once in doubt, but as a vehicle for Price -- and as a…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Darren R (264) on 30 Aug 2013

Nothing special in the grand scheme of things, but it's always a treat to see Vincent Price and Peter Cushing, not to mention cameos from Boris…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Jeremy N (321) on 12 Jan 2008

This is one of my favorite vincent price movies…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By James O (968) on 15 Jun 2011

My instant queue on Netflix was overflowing, so I decided to just watch some movies that I hadn't had time to get around to see…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Stephen M (1,308) on 13 Feb 2014

Self Parody in a brilliant spoof. Best part: Vincent Price playing an a**hole with depth and subtlety…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Daniel H (1,174) on 26 Mar 2009

Just some Jolly Hammer Goodness, they bring back to what was the real Monster it's self…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Ian B (750) on 23 Jan 2013

While not one of Price's more memorable flicks, there's still plenty to enjoy…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Sean C (2,276) on 20 Nov 2007

Madhouse is another fantastic Vincent Price horror film. The simple yet intriguing plot is effective and keeps you watching…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Katchoo _ (236) on 13 Aug 2011

Theater of Blood was better, but this still had that great amusing-yet-disturbing vibe of Vincent Price's classic horror flicks…

Read Review

Review of Madhouse (1974)

By Kevin N (818) on 05 Oct 2011

Vincent Price stars as Paul Toombes in this winking and campy picture about a washed-up horror star who seems to be haunted by his own macabre…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Unforgettable (1996)

By Mec R (628) on 09 Jan 2008

This movie was almost insultingly pointless... it'sa bad sign when you totally don't care if the good guy lives or not…

Read Review

Review of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

By Jay Scott (240) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 09 Jan 2009

A two- hour-plus surrealistic bummer - it makes the audience feel as if it is coming down from a virulent drug…

Read Review

Review of Inland Empire (2006)

By Larryh. (9) on 04 May 2007

I love David Lynch. I am a follower of Lynch. But Inland Empire was 3 hours of abysmal film…

Read Review

Review of The Devil's Rejects (2005)

By Gabora. (60) on 30 Jan 2006

People caught in posession of kiddy porn are thrown into jail because the type of people that would watch such a thing are likely to enact…

Read Review

Review of Zodiac (2007)

By Borisg (1) on 16 Jan 2008

What a horrible movie. Me and my friend just sat there waiting for it to end. This was the most boring film I have ever seen, par none…

Read Review

Review of The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for GreenCine (40) on 24 Mar 2013

something of a B+ movie, a low-budget treatment of Raymond Chandler's The High Window made with ambition and style, at least in key scenes…

Read Review

Review of Marlowe (1969)

By Paul C (2,626) on 20 Jan 2009

Garner gets Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private-eye all wrong, and he isnt helped by the story being set in the 60's…

Read Review

Review of Hostel (2006)

By Jimmy O (287) for Film Snobs (370) on 30 Jan 2006

While Eli Roth certainly knows the tune, he clearly doesn't know the horror genre in this thinly-veiled assault on humanity…

Read Review

Review of Lemming (2005)

By Rosemary L (18) on 01 Feb 2009

This story looked really interesting and intriguing but ended up going nowhere...not recommended…

Read Review

Review of Mississippi Burning (1988)

By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 02 Jan 2019

Unfortunately, the central narrative premise of Mississippi Burning sets up the FBI as the sole heroic defender of the victims of southern…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

65%48 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Madhouse

1974

57%50 Reviews

Surviving Progress

2011

71%44 Reviews

Woman on Top

2000

55%172 Reviews

Body Heat

1981

77%322 Reviews

Princess

2006

70%56 Reviews

Dreamscape

1984

58%166 Reviews

Feast of Love

2007

60%535 Reviews

Georgia Rule

2007

50%557 Reviews

Knives Out

2019

79%204 Reviews

Tokyo Pop

1988

65%8 Reviews