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.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

16h

3/5

The vigour with which the movie assails the traditional cream-tea period piece is impressive, if repetitive. Oddly literal too.

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Guy Lodge

Variety

17h

Performed with gusto by Richard E. Grant and Claire Foy, as a couple of Georgian grotesques sacrificing everything to host the aspirational dinner party of their dreams, it derives an odd poignancy from the smallness of its stakes.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

17h

3/5

Black-belt performances from Claire Foy and Richard E Grant put some vim and vigour into this haranguingly one-note and unidirectional period romp of the raucously bewigged and be-poxed 18th century.

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

16h

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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Alistair Harkness

Scotsman

16h

...[Savage House] delivers a fairly obvious barbarians-at-the-gate satire, one that builds to a frustratingly mundane non-ending.

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George Simpson

Daily Express (UK)

20h

4/5

At almost two hours in length, the film's a little on the long side and at risk of meandering, but overall there’s plenty of fun to be had here alongside a classic moral message.

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Stephen C

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Funny in 1 hour and 53 minutes.

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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.

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