Type in any movie or show to find where you can watch it, or type a person's name.

The Glass House

Movie
2001
1h 47m
PG-13
English
Drama, Thriller
User Score: 
5.6
Critic Score: 
28
The Glass House' Poster
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
The Glass House Poster

The Glass House

PG-13
Movie
2001
1h 47m
English
Drama, Thriller
When Ruby and Rhett's parents are killed in a car accident, their carefree teenage lives are suddenly shattered. Moving to an incredible house in Malibu with the Glasses', old friends of the family, seems to be the beginning of a new life for them.
Rating
WATCHMODE
5.6
IMDB
The Glass House (2001) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
28

Where to watch

USA Streaming Sources
 
Prime Video
See something wrong? Let us know

My Friends' Ratings

In order to see what your friends rated The Glass House, you need a Watchmode account. It's free and takes just a minute. Create an account
Directed By: Daniel Sackheim
Written By: Wesley Strick

Featured Comments/Tips

jarvis-8243417 says...
5 years ago
The psychological thriller The Glass House has an interesting set up, but fails to deliver any true terror. The plot follows two children, Ruby and Rhett Baker, who are orphaned and taken in by their parent's friends, the Glasses, but before long Rudy starts to suspect that the Glasses have a sinister reason for having taken them in and could be behind her parent’s deaths. The cast has some impressive talent and features Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, and Bruce Dern. However, the script is a little weak and leaves too much ambiguity to sustain much tension or suspense. And before long, the story falls into formula and becomes pretty predictable. While there’s some mystery to The Glass House, in the end it’s rather underwhelming and lacks real peril and danger.
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  100
WitWolfy says...
12 years ago
Yawn..... This movie bored me too death beyond belief
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  100
Idek says...
4 weeks ago
A solid thriller that keeps you in suspense for quite a while and doesn't have any major plot holes.
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  000
Bronson87 says...
2 years ago
What's important to understand about _The Glass House_ is that it is a psychological-horror movie. It's not a thriller, it's horror. With this, the movie does suffer from its PG-13 rating. While I think it could have implied darker subject matter and kept the rating, I want to see an R cut of this. Now, when the movie wants to be tense, it does so very well. It has all the moody gothic-horror thunderstorms of a much older film by James Whale or Alfred Hitchcock. The obvious standout here is Sobieski. Lane, and Skarsgard are also great in their roles, though I wanted more from them. This is why I mentioned the rating, I think Stellan was not able to go 100% creep mode here. Furthermore, Lane needed more room to play up her [spoiler]drug-addict Stepford wife.[/spoiler] I'd recommend this for anyone who would enjoy a PG-13 version of what feels like a Stephen King story. Me, on the other hand, I'd like to visit a parallel universe where Stephen King wrote this, and it was directed as a much darker horror movie.
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  000

Featured User Reviews

Gimly
6 years ago
There was really no intrigue in _The Glass House_ which is missing a pretty fundamental step when you're making a mystery/thriller.

_Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  000
Wuchak
5 years ago
***Sad drama with Leelee Sobieski and Stellan Skarsgård switches to thriller***

A suddenly orphaned teen girl (Leelee Sobieski) & her little brother start a new life in Malibu with their guardians (Stellan Skarsgård & Diane Lane), who might not be the caring friends of their parents they seem t More
Like  -  Dislike  -  Comment  -  000

You might also like...

Streaming sources forBefore and After
Before and After
Streaming sources forAll the Kings Men
All the King's Men
Streaming sources forPassengers
Passengers
Streaming sources forJack
Jack
Streaming sources forLakeview Terrace
Lakeview Terrace
Streaming sources forHackers
Hackers
Streaming sources forThe Final Cut
The Final Cut
Streaming sources forVictor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
Streaming sources forThe Rite
The Rite
Streaming sources forThe Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Streaming sources forNeverwas
Neverwas
Streaming sources forFinal Analysis
Final Analysis
Streaming sources forMad City
Mad City
Streaming sources forWhite Noise
White Noise
Streaming sources forThe Eye
The Eye
Streaming sources forParanoia
Paranoia
Streaming sources forKillshot
Killshot
Streaming sources forThe Forgotten
The Forgotten
Streaming sources forDantes Peak
Dante's Peak
Streaming sources forThe X Files I Want to Believe
The X Files: I Want to Believe
Streaming sources forA Rumor of Angels
A Rumor of Angels
Streaming sources forDespite the Falling Snow
Despite the Falling Snow
Streaming sources forChain Reaction
Chain Reaction
Streaming sources forPremonition
Premonition
Streaming sources forThe Ring Two
The Ring Two

Also in this series

Streaming sources forGlass House The Good Mother
Glass House: The Good Mother
Back to Top