The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018
PG
1h 45m

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6.1/10

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Dark Fantasy Steampunk Comedy Family Fantasy Horror Mystery Sci-Fi

A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.A young orphan named Lewis Barnavelt aids his magical uncle in locating a clock with the power to bring about the end of the world.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

57K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,032

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Watch Weekend Box Office: October 5 to 7

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Lewis Notices All The Clocks In Jonathan's House

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Jonathan And Florence Explain Why Lewis' Spell Isn't Working

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: The Pumpkin Garden Attacks Lewis, Jonathan And Florence

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Jonathan Quizzes Lewis On His Knowledge Of Magic

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Lewis Asks Jonathan About The House Rules

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: L'attaque Des Citrouilles (French Subtitled)

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: A Look Inside (Featurette)

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Eli Roth Finds His Magic (Featurette)

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Watch The House With A Clock In Its Walls: Prank Jack Black (Featurette)

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Trivia
While talking to Lewis about how she lost her magic and family, Florence Zimmerman's bare arm is shown, and a tattoo is visible implying that she was in a concentration camp.

Goofs
Florence uses the phrase "24-7", a saying that didn't come into use until the mid-1980s.

Quotes
Jonathan Barnavelt: Have a look around, it's perfectly safe...
[a tentacled monster opens a door, Jonathan shoves it back]
Lewis Barnavelt: THAT's safe?
Jonathan Barnavelt: As long as it's fed.

Crazy credits
The Universal Pictures logo is the 1970s version, from the era when the "House With a Clock in its Walls" story was first published (1973). It also runs backwards, in keeping with the titular clock's magical power.

Alternate versions
Theatrical versions of the movie are longer by 10 seconds, with a bumper for Universal Parks and Resorts placed before the Amblin Partners logo. this is removed from home video releases however, instead cutting directly to the Amblin Partners logo after the credits.

Connections
Featured in The One Show: Episode dated 6 September 2018 (2018)

Soundtracks
Hey Lolly Lolly
Written by Jimmie Thomas and Oscar McLollie
Performed by Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enteprises

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Featured review

6/10

Who is the target audience?

The movie was a decent way to spend about 2 hours, but it left me wondering who the target audience is. For adults I found that the plot is too silly and has too many random "conveniences", but children might be shocked and frightened by some contents. So maybe it is just for those who are just too old for Harry Potter, but too young for R rated movies? Would be a pretty small audience. Anyway, I had some mindless fun with it.