The Glass House

2001
PG-13
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

41K

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Psychological Thriller Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.An orphaned teenager is taken in by a Malibu couple but discovers they aren't the caring friends they seemed to be.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

41K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,820

901

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 nominations

Trivia
Leelee Sobieski was paid $1 million for appearing in the film.

Goofs
When Nancy Ryan opens the medicine cabinet, she finds two bottles of insulin. Insulin must be kept in the refrigerator.

Quotes
Ruby Baker: Terry?
Terrence 'Terry' Glass: You're not wearing your shoulderbelt.

Crazy credits
The first few images of the film appear as if they are made of glass.

Alternate versions
The DVD includes two cut scenes from the fim:
After Ruby faints when she finds the cops at her house, she wakes up the next morning thinking her parents' accident was a dream. When she heads downstairs, the neighbors are there to tell her it wasn't. Ruby sits at the table and cries sadly as the camera slowly pans away from her.
Another scene has Ruby and Rhett at the funeral burying their parents' ashes at the cemetary.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Hardball/The Musketeer/Glass House/Rock Star/Diamond Men (2001)

Soundtracks
Karaoke Superstars
Written by Max Hsu and Dave Ghazarian
Performed by Superchick (as Superchic[k])
Courtesy of Superchic[k]

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Review

Featured review

6/10

Get this straight, Ruby... you and Rhett... are mine.

I turned this on and immediately started looking for something that would start in a half hour. I did not expect to be interested, but I couldn't stop watching.

Ruby (Leelee Sobieski) and Rhett (Trevor Morgan) lose their parents in a terrible car accident, and the Glasses, Terry (Stellan Skarsgård) and Erin (Diane Lane), take them in. Everything appears normal, Erin is a doctor, and Terry runs a big business, drives a Jag, and they live in a huge house. But everything isn't as it seems or we would have no movie.

Ruby starts to get suspicious about things she sees and hears, and the attempts of Terry to explain them seem to mollify her for a time. However, she finds things that are definitely wrong, and makes plans to escape with her brother.

This is where the thriller begins: car chases, and fights, and death and duplicity. It definitely kept my interest, and I suspect it will keep yours.