The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.2 · 61% critics
After losing his parents, a lonely boy moves into his uncle’s creaky old mansion and discovers a hidden world of magic—and a strange ticking coming from inside the walls. As he experiments with spells, he accidentally unleashes a dangerous force, forcing him to uncover the house’s secret before everything spirals out of control.
Based on The House with a Clock in Its Walls
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (2,307 votes)
- Budget
- $42,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a kid-friendly spooky adventure with magical chaos, creepy imagery, and a Halloween vibe similar to Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween or Nightbooks; Not for you if you want truly scary horror or a fresh, unpredictable story.
Pros: spooky, fun atmosphere; playful magic set pieces; strong odd-couple banter | Cons: familiar, thin story; uneven kid-friendly tone; some jokes annoy
Themes
- based on novel or book
- clock
- haunted house
- uncle
- pumpkin
- orphan
- warlock
- secret passageway
- 1950s
- magician
- amused
Cast & crew
Jack Black
as Jonathan Barnavelt
Cate Blanchett
as Florence Zimmerman
Owen Vaccaro
as Lewis Barnavelt
Kyle MacLachlan
as Isaac Izard
Renée Elise Goldsberry
as Selena Izard
Colleen Camp
as Mrs. Hanchett
Sunny Suljic
as Tarby Corrigan
Lorenza Izzo
as Mother
Braxton Bjerken
as Woody Mingo
Vanessa Anne Williams
as Rose Rita Pottinger
Directed by Eli Roth