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The House

2017 · 1h 28m · Comedy, Crime

IMDb 5.6 Metacritic 30 RT 20%

Skip it. This 2017 comedy has all the ingredients for a fun premise—Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are likable leads and the illegal casino concept should be ripe for laughs—but it landed with a thud both critically and culturally, and there's no reason to resurrect it now when better comedies are waiting. The joke of suburban parents breaking bad just isn't fresh enough to carry a whole movie.

Plot

When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbor Frank also in need of a major payday they decide to open an illegal casino in his suburban house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off.

Director: Andrew J. Cohen

Cast: Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll

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