The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)
2018 American film by Eli Roth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 American fantasy comedy film directed by Eli Roth, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs. It stars Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sunny Suljic, and Kyle MacLachlan. The film follows a young boy, Lewis, who is sent to live with his uncle, Jonathan, in a creaky, old house. He soon learns it was previously inhabited by a villainous warlock. Universal Pictures released the film in the United States on September 21, 2018. It was a box office success, grossing over $131 million worldwide and received mostly positive reviews from critics who largely praised the cast, but said the film did not fully live up to its potential.[3][4][5]
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Directed by | Eli Roth |
Screenplay by | Eric Kripke |
Based on | The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs |
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Cinematography | Rogier Stoffers |
Edited by | Fred Raskin |
Music by | Nathan Barr |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $42 million[2] |
Box office | $131.5 million[2] |