House of Wax (2005)

Directed by

Jaume Collet-Serra

Genre

horror film, slasher film

Country

Australia, United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3,385 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of friends on a road trip stumble upon a seemingly abandoned town. They discover the locals have a gruesome way of turning people into wax exhibits.

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What happens

House of Wax is a 2005 slasher film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra in his feature directorial debut and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt in a dual role, Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams and Robert Ri'chard. It is a remake of the 1953 film of the same name, itself a remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum, based on the story "The Wax Works" by Charles S. Belden. House of Wax premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 30, 2005, and was theatrically released in United States on May 6 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It grossed $70.1 million worldwide and received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film's lack of originality, screenplay and characters, but praised the performances and atmosphere. The film would later garner a cult following in the years following its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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