Savage House

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In 18th-century England, Savage House follows Sir Chauncey Savage (Richard E. Grant), a gloriously unscrupulous social climber propped up by debt and bravado. When invited to host the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, Chauncey and his razor-sharp wife, Lady Savage (Claire Foy), launch a bid to impress. As preparations spiral into duels, decadence and bloodshed, their performance careens out of control--a darkly comic satire of class, spectacle, and the art of appearing important.

Jacob Oller

AV Club

It’s too respectable to entirely ignore, yet too obvious and coarse to entertain those whose attention it courts.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

2/5

The stars could hardly have done a better job – Grant especially, in a rare leading role as a powdered, poisonous social climber plummeting into ruin. It’s the whole edifice that’s sadly rotten, and the film is a stifling ordeal.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

I think I enjoyed most about it was how much I thought Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy were having a ball.

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

13h

2.5/5

Kubrick’s heavy influence ends up overshadowing the efforts of the film itself, which has moments of deliciously dark satire but largely succumbs to a faint feeling of redundancy.

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

4/5

Directed by Peter Glanz, this very dark comedy has echoes of 2019’s The Favourite, with plenty of spectacle and satire.

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Marie B

@Passtheremoteluv 4h

Superb acting by Grant. I didn’t fall asleep which is always a good sign. It was worth a watch but I felt like I was waiting for a twist in the tale or more comedy. Therefore ultimately it’s missing something and could have been a much better film.

John M

@RT74199894 1d

That is an utterly utterly brilliant piece of cinematography!!!’ Fantastic, darkly funny, engaging, superb storytelling, exquisite little details, like a modern day British Grimms Fairy Tale on steroids - what a great night; we absolutely loved it! Such depth; all the little details in every scene that enrich the storytelling so subtly and powerfully - the limp mouse on the plate, the gout-to-gangrene, the peacock-portrait 😂 the persistent dimly lit faded glory of every nook and cranny, the smudged wine glasses… And the cast-chemistry was spot-on! Really good; I love that genre of well told, layered, dry, darkly comic storytelling. We were bubbling about it on the way home. Wish there were more of these beautifully made movies.

Stephen C

@bob25009 2d

Funny in 1 hour and 53 minutes.

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Richard E. Grant

Sir Chauncey Savage

Claire Foy

Lady Savage

Jack Farthing

Reginald Halifax

Bel Powley

Dorothy Neville

Kíla Lord Cassidy

Fanny Savage

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Director: Peter Glanz
Producer: Oliver Roskill, Peter Glanz, Dylan Maranda, Mark Hopkins, Phillip Thomas
Screenwriter: Peter Glanz
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: Record Player Films
Rating: R (Language|Violent Content|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 5, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 53m

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