Film

The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2018

Directed by Eli Roth

  • Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
  • 105 min
  • PG

This house knows what makes you tick.

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

ComedyFamilyFantasyHorrorMysterybased on novel or bookclockhalloweenhaunted houseunclepumpkinorphanwarlocksecret passageway1950smagicianamused

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