What is House of Wax about?
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
No. Brace yourself.
Stranded teens fight for survival against a chilling wax museum, where every exhibit holds a pulpy, gritty secret.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
House of Wax parents guide
Extreme gore, which is more than most R titles carry. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is House of Wax scary?
- Yes, properly. House of Wax is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is House of Wax?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is House of Wax rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with real scares, several jump scares, and moderate sex and nudity.
Cast and crew
Directed byJaume Collet-Serra
StarringElisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt, Paris Hilton, Jon Abrahams, Jared Padalecki
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