House Arrest
PG
5.8
1996
1 hr 48 min
Comedy
, Family
High-schooler Grover Beindorf and his younger sister Stacy decide that their parents, Janet and Ned, are acting childishly when they decide to divorce after 18 years of marriage, so they lock them up in the basement until they'll sort out their problems.
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- Cast:
- Jamie Lee Curtis , Kevin Pollak , Kyle Howard , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Jennifer Tilly , Christopher McDonald , Wallace Shawn
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Reviews
Overrated and overhyped
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I'll tell you why so serious
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How sad is this?
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It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
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