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House of D (2005)

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Reviews Counted:99

Fresh:10

Rotten:89

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: A sincere but inept coming of age story.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual and drug references, thematic elements and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Apr 15, 2005 Limited

Box Office: $371,081

Synopsis: A comical and touching portrait of a boy’s coming of age in 1970s Greenwich Village, Lions Gate Films’ HOUSE OF D is the feature film writing and directing debut of actor David Duchovny, and stars... A comical and touching portrait of a boy’s coming of age in 1970s Greenwich Village, Lions Gate Films’ HOUSE OF D is the feature film writing and directing debut of actor David Duchovny, and stars Anton Yelchin, Téa Leoni, David Duchovny, Robin Williams, Erykah Badu and Frank Langella. The year is 1973, and thirteen-year-old Tommy Warshaw (Anton Yelchin) is on the brink of becoming a man. While his bereaved single mother (Téa Leoni) continues to mourn the death of his father, Tommy escapes his own grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon meat deliveries with his best friend Pappas (Robin Williams), a slow-witted janitor. Hoping to win the heart of Melissa (Zelda Williams), a precocious uptown girl, Tommy seeks advice and guidance from Lady (Erykah Badu), a prostitute incarcerated in the infamous Greenwich Village Women’s House of Detention. But just as Tommy enjoys his first taste of love, he is faced with an unexpected tragedy that will radically alter the course of his life – and compel the adult Tom Warshaw (David Duchovny), thirty years later, to revisit his unfinished past… Vividly capturing the spirit of youth in all its giddiness and intensity, HOUSE OF D examines with humor and pathos the harrowing journey every young boy must take into adulthood. Sensitively directed and bolstered by affectionate portrayals from a talented cast, it is a winning, hopeful story about overcoming loss and coming to terms with one’s past. © -- Lions Gate Films [More]

Starring: Robin Williams, Anton Yelchin, Tea Leoni, David Duchovny

Starring: Robin Williams, Anton Yelchin, Tea Leoni, David Duchovny, Erykah Badu, Orlando Jones, Stephen Spinella, Frank Langella, Michael Chapman, Mark Margolis, Alice Drummond, Willie Garson

Director: David Duchovny

Director: David Duchovny
Screenwriter: David Duchovny
Producer: Richard B. Lewis, Bob Yari, Jane Rosenthal
Composer: Geoff Zanelli
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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Prairie Miller

Nothing wrong with working out borderline incestuous fixation issues. But a film still has to be more than your very own shrink, and reach out to the audience and rise above psychodrama interplay more suited to the therapist couch.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 29 2007 05:24 AM

Long Island Press

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Shirley Sealy

While his script is good, even poetic at times, it certainly cannot be called an outstanding effort.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 01 2007 03:49 AM

Film Journal International

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2.5/4

Stefan Ulstein

House of D is a delightful coming of age drama/comedy that deals with weighty matters of the soul.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 28 2006 02:48 PM

Christianity Today

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1.5/4

Rob Blackwelder

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 27 2006 04:15 AM

SPLICEDWire

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C

Eric D. Snider

Not only does Robin Williams play a retarded man with fake teeth, but he also gets to wear old-age makeup. It's the schmaltz trifecta!

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Nov., 28 2005 02:50 PM

EricDSnider.com

N/R

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 26 2005 03:16 AM

AV Club

N/R

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 05 2005 07:14 PM

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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2/4

Greg Maki

... In this house, "D" is for dull.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 24 2005 05:10 AM

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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'1.5'

Jordan Hiller

David Duchovny’s first stab at writing and directing takes him to a place close to his heart - the New York of his youth.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 18 2005 07:04 AM

Bangitout.com

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2/4

Matt Brunson

Maybe not a "D," but this coming-of-age yarn from writer-director-actor David Duchovny certainly rates no better than a "C."

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 06 2005 02:44 PM

Creative Loafing

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Thomas Delapa

Were it not for the cast attached to this project, I doubt it would ever see the inside of a movie-house.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 06 2005 01:51 PM

Boulder Weekly

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2/4

Larry Ratliff

Duchovny cares dearly for these characters. ... Unfortunately, he's little more than a novice when it comes to keeping clichés out of the storytelling process.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 06 2005 07:31 AM

San Antonio Express-News

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1/4

John Beifuss

As synthetic and embarrassing as the knit lace-up shirt the 12-year-old hero wears to his first boy-girl dance.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 04 2005 04:06 PM

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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2.5/5

Ken Hanke

Somewhere in between a good first effort and a fascinating train wreck.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 04 2005 09:28 AM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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1/5

Collin Souter

There exists a difference between stylized dialogue and trite, hackneyed dialogue.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 02 2005 03:15 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 01 2005 03:16 AM

Combustible Celluloid

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2/5

Marrit Ingman

Dour, dry Duchovny’s directorial debut is more weepy than creepy, a conventional coming-of-age story that flashes back to 1970s New York City.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 01 2005 03:16 AM

Austin Chronicle

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 30 2005 04:11 AM

Houston Chronicle

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Boston Phoenix

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Eric Lurio

The problem is that the film is for the most part boring.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 30 2005 04:11 AM

Greenwich Village Gazette

 
 
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