House of Wax

2005 Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra

Prey. Slay. Display

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.

Elisha Cuthbert Paris Hilton Brian Van Holt Jared Padalecki Chad Michael Murray Jon Abrahams Robert Ri'chard Thomas Adamson Dragicia Debert Murray Smith Sam Harkess Damon Herriman Emma Lung Andy Anderson Kendal Rae

Alternative Titles

Къщата на восъка, 惊恐蜡像馆, Muzeum voskových figurín, Vahakujude maja, Το Σπίτι του Θανάτου, Kuća voštanih figura, 하우스 오브 왁스, Vasko namai, La Casa De Cera, Casa de ceara, Kuća od voska, La Casa de Cera

horror drama

113 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Vilu ★★★ 3

I can't believe Paris Hilton invented acting in 2005
Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 31

House of Wax deserves for you to at least give it a chance. I believe it's criminally underrated and one of the most entertaining horror movies of the 2000s.
A lot of the hate comes from the casting of Paris Hilton. Remember, this movie was released before social media took over your life, and your cellphone was your acquaintance and not your best friend. Paris had some fun one night with a green screen and had a reality show. She was a way too easy target for unnecessary hate. Not enough "Reality Fish" in the sea. Here's the thing: She plays herself. Makes fun of herself, and prances around in skimpy clothes. (That's hot!) She's not awful, and actually brings…
Review by mima 🌙 ★★★

I remember this movie traumatized me as a kid. House of Wax is surely one hell of a fun horror flick. Some parts were actually scary and Paris Hilton didn't suck.
Review by Ava Davis ★★★★★ 3

THIS IS THE SHIT I LIVE FOR.
I would love to hear a few legitimate arguments against this movie being amazing (or to be completely honest, a horror masterpiece) that don’t regard the acting (which isn’t that bad) or how horror sucks and remakes are dumb. This is one of my new favorite movies and you could definitely say that its just my ginormous soft spot for horror movies that get a bad rep talking but I like to think that this is something really incredible. Also can we talk about how every song on that soundtrack is a fuckin’ banger?
Review by Kristen Yoonsoo Kim ★★★★ 2

a mere "mmhmm" from paris hilton got the whole crowd loling tonight - what a fucking icon.
an incredible time capsule of 2005. beautiful, hilarious... should be slasher canon.
35mm. Alamo Drafthouse.
Review by Mike Thorn 5

Still mulling over some of these images (e.g. two lead players crawling between the letters of a melting frontispiece that displays the film's title; behind them, the screen ignites with flame). Not only is this brutal and effective genre cinema, but it also contains a formal self-awareness that raises it to a whole other level. It's really, really good.

Recent reviews

Review by Coral Frederick ★★★★½

Consider: An effective and entertaining emblem of horror in the naughty aughts
Review by Melque ★★

Eu não acredito que a Paris não ganhou o Oscar!
Review by gdisant1 ★★★★

Eu quero meu terror de 2005 de volta!!
Review by Andrezito Jones ★★★

Por quê quase todo filme de terror com uma ideia boa, é mal executado?
Review by Jess ★★★½

This movie doesn’t get enough love in my opinion. Makes me nostalgic in a way. Just revisited and was reminded just how much I love it.
Review by mima 🌙 ★★★

I remember this movie traumatized me as a kid. House of Wax is surely one hell of a fun horror flick. Some parts were actually scary and Paris Hilton didn't suck.
Review by JunioJulio ★★★½

paris hilton
Review by Justin Hanvey ★★★½

"so how can we make this better than the original?"
"we could have them stuck in a literal house of wax and have to escape as it's melting around them."
"holy shit, that's awesome!"
"and let's get Paris Hilton in the movie."
"Yea!....wait...what?"
Review by leo ★★★½

Paris Hilton best supporting actress winner.