The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street

1988 · 101 min · EN · PG · 6.0 (61 votes)
Dir. Peter Yates · Starring Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay · Music Georges Delerue

“Emily Crane left her home one morning and stepped into a nightmare.”

DramaThriller

A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.

VIBE

A chilling portrait of McCarthy-era paranoia. The film feels like a slow-burn unraveling of secrets, wrapped in a moody, atmospheric thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. It's a tense, unsettling watch.

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