The House with a Clock in Its Walls
PG

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

This house knows what makes you tick.

2018 • 105 min • Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

Our family guide

Best from age 9
65
Movie Knight Score
2337 reviews
  • 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
  • 63 Audience · 2334 · 47%

Lewis yatima anapohamia kwa mjomba wake mchawi, anagundua ulimwengu wa uchawi. Lakini uchawi wa ukaidi unaachilia mchawi mwovu, na kuweka hatima ya ulimwengu mikononi mwake mchanga, na lazima afanye kazi na familia yake mpya kuuokoa.

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Kurukaruka kushtua na picha za kutisha
  • Vita vikali vya kichawi
  • Kutajwa kwa ufupi kuhusu kifo na uyatima

What it models well

  • Umuhimu wa familia na kuhisi kutulia
  • Ujasiri unapoikabili hofu
  • Kujifunza kuamini na kusamehe
  • Kukubali sifa zako za kipekee

Talk about it after

  • Nini humfanya mtu kuwa shujaa wa kweli?
  • Matokeo ya udadisi na ukaidi
  • Jinsi ya kukabiliana na hofu zako
  • Kufanya kazi pamoja kutatua matatizo

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Top billed cast

Director: Eli Roth • Crew: Eric Kripke

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

**Fantasy and light horror are relatively in harmony, even if this is problematic for a lot of people.** I saw this movie recently and I really liked it. It's nothing original, it does what others have done equally well, but manages to entertain the public very well, and especially young people and teenagers. Alright, the movie has some scarier scenes that might impress, but they didn't strike me as unbearable.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I was surprise about how much I enjoy this film. Jack Black and Cate Blanchett are great together in this film. The film felt like a 80s kids horror film. I would love to see more films with these characters. There are a few poop jokes which were the worst part of the film (but these jokes seem to be expected in modern kids films). I feel like this film would have cult film status in a few years.

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

There was a couple of instances over the course of _The House with a Clock in Its Walls_, particularly early on, that had my hopes up, but by the end? God I was so disappointed. The lead is not a great actor (often a trouble when you have to cast young), and the effects are pretty bad.…

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Details

TMDB audience
6.3/10 (2,334)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$42,000,000
Box office
$131,523,093

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