The Good House

Name: The Good House
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: September 30, 2022
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 62
Cast: David Rasche, Georgia Lyman, Kathryn Erbe, Kelly AuCoin, Kevin Kline

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 30, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: David Rasche, Georgia Lyman, Kathryn Erbe, Kelly AuCoin, Kevin Kline, Molly Brown, Morena Baccarin, Rebecca Henderson, Rob Delaney, Sigourney Weaver

Summary: Hildy Good (Sigourney Weaver) is a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior. IgnitingHildy Good (Sigourney Weaver) is a wry New England realtor and descendant of the Salem witches, who loves her wine and her secrets. Her compartmentalized life begins to unravel as she rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell (Kevin Kline), and becomes dangerously entwined in one person’s reckless behavior. Igniting long-buried emotions and family secrets, Hildy is propelled toward a reckoning with the one person she’s been avoiding for decades: herself.… Expand

Director: Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 104 min

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Alonso Duralde

Sep 18, 2021

It’s all too rare that audiences are treated to a big-screen examination of a woman’s inner turmoil, let alone a woman in the grandmotherly phase of her life; this one pops with both acrid wit and meaningful drama. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Sep 27, 2022

You might not buy all the plot machinations, but as for the sight of Weaver and Kline together again: That’s an easy sell. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Sep 18, 2021

As a viewing experience, The Good House is capable if unexciting, as tastefully waspish as its millieu, with a damped-down pace and a muted score. As an acting masterclass from Sigourney Weaver as a smart woman in denial, though, it’s impressive. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Sep 30, 2022

So much works so well for so long in “The Good House” that it’s frustrating when the film casts its eye elsewhere and begins paying way too much attention to the town’s peripheral figures. Read full review

Screen Rant Rachel LaBonte

Sep 29, 2022

For all its more serious moments, The Good House actually feels a lot like comfort food. It could be due to the vivid community the filmmakers have built, or because of Weaver's multifaceted performance. It also could be because, at its core, The Good House is about inner growth and the value in appreciating loved ones. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

Sep 29, 2022

The trouble with this cinematic Trojan horse is that the superficial blandness dominates the frame. It’s hard to feel the story’s stakes when the images are always indicating no danger ahead. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Sep 18, 2021

Like its heroine and namesake, The Good House is a drama that strives to sell itself as a sly and vaguely supernatural comedy for adults. And like Hildy, the film waits far too long to relinquish that happy-go-lucky idea of itself. Read full review

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Serengeti

Oct 9, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really enjoyed this movie. Sigourney Weaver plays a realtor, mother, drunk who is trying to navigate her life knowing that those who love her are concerned about her drinking. She is a hot mess, but you are really rooting for her. Her business has taken a huge hit as a former friend, now competitor takes over more and more of her clients. Her two grown children are a bit of a mess too, and need their mother to be there for them. Kevin Kline is the one bright spot in her life, as they rekindle their high school romance. Weaver’s character talks directly to the camera all throughout the film, which for me, worked really well. At times, it felt like sitting and talking to a friend who is going through a tough time. This is a dramedy with both high drama and fun comedic moments. There are other characters’s stories going on as well that are not center stage, but no less absorbing.… Expand

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stevekm

Dec 16, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good movie about people with alcohol addiction, how they relate to family and friends, how they related to themselves (denial.) Back in the 50's, this was what you did when you reached 21, drinking and smoking cigarettes was the accepted norm.… Expand

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davemelbourne58

Oct 10, 2022

Was this movie ever a gut punch. Too bad it's a movie not many people will get to see. Hopefully it finds it's way on streaming by good word of mouth. Sigorney Weaver delivers a stellar performance that knocked me for a loop. The less you know going in, the better, but it's a movie for meWas this movie ever a gut punch. Too bad it's a movie not many people will get to see. Hopefully it finds it's way on streaming by good word of mouth. Sigorney Weaver delivers a stellar performance that knocked me for a loop. The less you know going in, the better, but it's a movie for me that touched me and really hit me just a little too close to home. Stick with it. I'm glad I did.… Expand

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Peculiarmom

Sep 30, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loved this movie. Great story and Absolutely beautiful acting all around. I think sigourney weaver should get best actress for this performance. Kevin Kline and all the cast were great. I hate to say it has a great message because that usually means it’s a bad movie but it does have a great message.… Expand

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