Home Sweet Hell

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Home Sweet Hell

R

2015

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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A suburban housewife (Katherine Heigl) with a cheating husband is not above killing the competition to preserve her domestic bliss.

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Critics Consensus

Home Sweet Hell mistakes misogyny for subversive wit, aiming for black comedy but ending up with a grueling test of viewer endurance that wastes game efforts from its likable leads.

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Mike D'Angelo

AV Club

Jul 28, 2015

D-

[A] noxious piece of crud.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Mar 13, 2015

1/4

Questions start arising immediately: Is it satire? Is it black comedy? What is this?

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Mar 12, 2015

If Katherine Heigl thought the unappetizing dark comedy "Home Sweet Hell" might somehow help her flagging film career, she was greatly mistaken.

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Christine N. Ziemba

Paste Magazine

Jul 28, 2015

2.5/10

In the end, Home Sweet Hell is neither an adequate black comedy nor a good slasher film. It's just hellish. There's nothing sweet about it.

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S. Jhoanna Robledo

Common Sense Media

Mar 20, 2015

1/5

Insipid black comedy about suburban materialism and murder.

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Maitland McDonagh

Film Journal International

Mar 16, 2015

[Home Sweet Hell is] nothing more or less than a toothless satire of suburban conformity that might have felt a little more dangerous six decades ago.

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Lindsey C

@lindseymarieclark Sep 1, 2026

Better than expected.

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Adriana G

@RT27631232 Aug 7, 2026

The acting was good but the plot didn’t make a lot of sense. The ending left a lot of questions.

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Karina B

@karinaluvsmovies11 Jul 15, 2026

I enjoyed it! Good ending. Katherine Heigl was definitely the star of the show!

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Briana I.

@Anaire Apr 29, 2026

Very memorable movie for all the right reasons. It was disturbingly good even though I didn't agree with some of the context but Katherine and Patrick did an amazing performance in this dark comedy..can't believe it go such low reviews.

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R T

@Fabulousa Apr 18, 2026

Surprised but maybe shouldn't be by critics reviews. Audiences far fairer. Good cast and set up. just loses pace and comedy/off beat style around half way. As bizarre as situation is .Felt routine by end .A pity had potential to be better

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Aug 26, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Synopsis

A suburban housewife (Katherine Heigl) with a cheating husband is not above killing the competition to preserve her domestic bliss.

Director: Anthony Burns
Producer: Sean McKittrick, Jeff Culotta, A.J. Buckley, Anthony Burns
Screenwriter: Carlo Allen, Ted Elrick, Tom Lavagnino
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Darko Entertainment, Donnybrook 4
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Drug Use|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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