House of Wax (2005)
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House of Wax rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.5/10· 141K votes
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Metacritic41%
TMDb6.03/10· 3K votesWith 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 41/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About House of Wax
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.
Cast of House of Wax
Elisha Cuthbert
as Carly Jones
Chad Michael Murray
as Nick Jones
Brian Van Holt
as Bo Sinclair / Vincent Sinclair
Paris Hilton
as Paige Edwards
Jon Abrahams
as Dalton Chapman
Jared Padalecki
as Wade Felton
Robert Ri'chard
as Blake Johnson
Damon Herriman
as Lester Sinclair
- D
Dragicia Debert
as Trudy Sinclair
- M
Murray Smith
as Dr. Victor Sinclair
- T
Thomas Adamson
as Young Bo
- S
Sam Harkess
as Young Vincent
House of Wax facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $68.8M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Ghost town setting creates isolated horror atmosphere effectively
- •Practical gore effects deliver memorable kills for slasher fans
- •Female protagonist provides strong emotional anchor throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Plot predictability undercuts tension in second half
- •Surviving characters make frustratingly illogical decisions
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Where to watch House of Wax(US)
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