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The Last House

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A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
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The Last House drags a capable cast through an increasingly repetitive narrative without delivering the suspense or thematic depth its premise demands.

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Jared Richards The Age (Australia) Aug 18, 2026
2/5
The pulse of the film is the family’s dynamic, but it remains fairly unfrayed as the years pass. Again and again, the script takes a turn away from any sustained tension. Go to Full Review
Monica Castillo AV Club Aug 10, 2026
D+
Even if Lee and Moura work overtime to sell the terrifying scenario these parents find themselves in, ridiculous lines and worse decision-making takes us out of the moment. Go to Full Review
Dominic Baez Seattle Times Aug 10, 2026
2/4
There’s nothing to tether yourself to, no real narrative anchor point that’s anything more than a discombobulated message of the power of family. Go to Full Review
John Daniel Tangalin The Cosmic Circus 2 days ago
2.5/5
It would be more effective to showcase a stronger message about monstrosity. Go to Full Review
Chelsea Hui Mamamia Sep 8, 2026
If you're looking for a quick spooky fix on a Friday night, The Last House certainly ticks those basic horror boxes with its solid acting and creepy setup. Go to Full Review
Cameron Meier MeierMovies.com Sep 4, 2026
1.25/5
It’s as if high school students decided to remake Luis Buñuel’s 1962 classic, "The Exterminating Angel." Director Louis Leterrier’s film is all wet. Go to Full Review
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PAIN T @RT19933846 1 day ago The best movie of the year, i love it See more Matthew B @RT78662175 1 day ago Perhaps one of the worst movies we’ve ever seen. Spoiler. One of the bad sea creatures is actually good and holds ultimate sway over all the other creatures. So after the humans shoot it a few times, harpoon it, bury it under a house, and hold a knife to its eye it decides to tell all the bad aliens to be nice to the humans. Then all the humans and the sea creatures return to the ocean for some idiotic reason. See more Michael D @MichaelX 2 days ago Greta Lee, whom I’ve loved since her delightful guest turn in "Russian Doll", and Wagner Moura, Oscar-nominated for "The Station Agent", both acquit themselves admirably in this Netflix sci-fi thriller. None of what follows is their fault. A family of four is mysteriously sealed inside their home by an unseen force: doors won’t open, windows won’t shatter, as weeks and then years tick by. As a naturally claustrophobic person with fresh pandemic lockdown scars, this experience stressed me out considerably, which is a point in its favor. But overall it’s just a good idea, with subpar execution. The film is too inert to fully explore its oceanic creature-feature premise, and the schmaltzy ending undoes nearly everything that came before it, shattering the bounds of believability into so many little shards. One suspects this was aimed at people who fancy they’d survive the apocalypse with pluck and a seed garden. Most of us would not make it past day one. See more Robert T @Travis3297 2 days ago If you are using Rotten Tomatoes it is because you are looking for something worth watching. This movie is simply not it. Continue your search on Rotten Tomatoes until you find something worth watching. This movie is simply stupid. Premise is some goofy monsters that look like giant sandcrabs smothered in seaweed somehow take over the earth's climate causing it to rain constantly and they also somehow have the technology to lock everyone in their homes with an invisible barrier until the monsters get around to eating whoever is in the house. This family somehow lives in their home for years sustaining themselves by using a fishing pole to catch small animals 'casting' their fishing line up through the home's chimney. Yes, they learned those survival techniques on Corporal's Corner on YouTube. believe me it gets worse. At the end they make friends with the sandcrabs and sail away on the family boat. Go figure. I would have loved to have been at the 'pitch' meeting for this film. See more Grayson A @RT65224575 3 days ago It's got a cool concept, the beginning wasn't all that bad, but the whole movie has got a lot of plot holes and has the most cringe and unrealistic, no monster is ever going to just going to keep their promise and spare their prey like that especially if they're potentially the last prey left. See more William P @BillyPeeeee 3 days ago GARBAGE!!!! Why would such stellar actors like Wagner Moura and Greta Lee attach themselves to such utter dreck? I only watched it because of them and, my god, I couldn't have been more disappointed. Shame on them for the money grab. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A family of four are suddenly sealed inside their home with no way out, and must work together to survive against both their dwindling resources and the mysterious, looming threat that is keeping them trapped.
Director
Louis Leterrier
Producer
Louis Leterrier, Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kori Adelson, Oliver Obst
Screenwriter
Matthew Robinson
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Chernin Entertainment, 3 Arts Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2026
Runtime
1h 50m
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