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Childhood fantasies transform into terror filled nightmares when a house sketched by a lonely and very imaginative child comes to life in a recurring dream, which changes as the drawing is altered. Read more

Starring	Ben Cross, Charlotte Burke, Glenne Headly, Gemma Jones
Director	Bernard Rose
Genres	Drama

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- - 9
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  Paperhouse
  
  An earlier film from Candyman director Bernard Rose Paperhouse flirts with the horror genre at times but is far removed from the traditional horror structure of... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 29 Nov 2006 at 10:47
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- - 0
  - 0
  We're off to see the Wizard.
  
  One of the films that really scared me when I 1st saw it, Paper House looks quite dated now. The story of a girl becoming a woman has been done many times (... read more »
  
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- - oli74
  - 44 reviews
  - olisykes74@gmail.com
  - 16 Apr 2012 at 11:05
- - 0
  - 2
  Lacking sanity
  
  Bizarre !
  
  Would purchase if under £2.
  
  A good idea, but lacking something - sanity perhaps ?!
  
  Oh, and the little girl will... read more »
  
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- 990416
- - vanilla_quiff
  - 284 reviews
  - Gatwick, England
  - 08 May 2011 at 14:06
- - 0
  - 4
  Did CBBC make this?
  
  This is one of those films that I used to see in the video shop and wonder about it's content. Now that i've seen it, I shouldn't have bothered.read more »
  
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- 920525
- - onion
  - 271 reviews
  - south
  - 04 Sep 2010 at 01:58
- - 1
  - 3
  Paperhouse 80's
  
  Abit 80's, a love from my childhood abit dated but moving and funny enough abit scarey too!
  
  Glad I got to watch it again
  
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- 914876
- - Em1981
  - 108 reviews
  - London
  - 15 Aug 2010 at 20:16
- - 3
  - 0
  Beautiful and haunting
  
  This excellent film with its sweeping visuals and almost poetic imagery is admittedly let down by acting on occasion, especially that of Gleanne Headley, who ... read more »
  
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- - bilyaletdinov7
  - 2 reviews
  - Coventry
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 22:36
- - 1
  - 0
  Don't think I was supposed to be laughing...
  
  Interesting ideas using the house as a metaphor of the sub-conscious in which a girl approaching adolescence explores her fears and desires, and some of the ... read more »
  
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- 884581
- - eclair999
  - 3 reviews
  - Norwich
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 21:44
- - 0
  - 0
  Dot-to-dot horror
  
  Upon renting this film I realised I must have seen this as a kid. That pretty much sums this movie up. It's well thought out, there's some great ... read more »
  
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- - jofgav
  - 3 reviews
  - Chester le Street
  - 24 Mar 2010 at 23:31
- - 0
  - 0
  charmingly surreal
  
  A great film, with excellent and engaging performances by Charlotte Burke & Elliot Spiers as two children brought together in an illness induced dreamscape... read more »
  
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- 812501
- - atomicjane
  - 5 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 19 Sep 2009 at 18:52
- - 1
  - 0
  Paperhouse
  
  Not as scary as when I first saw it as a kid, but still pretty good.
  
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- 688139
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 15 Jan 2009 at 08:16
- - 1
  - 0
  still good
  
  even after 10 years this is still a good film, ok it looks a bit dated clotheswise but the eerie scary bits were ahead of its time. I still jump at the photo ... read more »
  
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- - SazLoz
  - 2 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 13:31
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- - 9
  - 0
  Paperhouse
  
  An earlier film from Candyman director Bernard Rose Paperhouse flirts with the horror genre at times but is far removed from the traditional horror structure of... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 389957
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - SAI81
  - 360 reviews
  - Tonbridge
  - 29 Nov 2006 at 10:47
- - 4
  - 1
  i saw this film years ...
  
  i saw this film years ago and loved it then and still do a very touching story and the young girl is a fantastic little actress
  
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- - sarah#57
  - BLACKPOOL
  - 27 Feb 2004 at 14:38
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  Beautiful and haunting
  
  This excellent film with its sweeping visuals and almost poetic imagery is admittedly let down by acting on occasion, especially that of Gleanne Headley, who ... read more »
  
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- - bilyaletdinov7
  - 2 reviews
  - Coventry
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 22:36
- - 3
  - 1
  Little Disappointing
  
  After much searching to find the original tv series 'Escape into night'was unavailable on DVD or VHS, I looked forward to this film version, however, ... read more »
  
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- 15902
- - Jackie Pomeroy
  - Manchester
  - 25 Aug 2004 at 09:45
- - 1
  - 0
  i liked it
  
  I remember watching this when i was younger and i liked it then and now
  
  its something you watch on a sunday afternoon i think
  
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- - lisa
  - essex
  - 19 Aug 2004 at 17:12
- - 1
  - 0
  Wooden acting!
  
  Some wooden acting but a good storyline, tho. good of been improved. It was a good film, one I missed ages ago. Not bad for a British horror film.
  
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- - James
  - Brighton
  - 27 Sep 2005 at 01:42
- - 1
  - 0
  Good film, but has sadly become dated
  
  This story of the psychological effects of divorce on a young girl is quite enthralling and still very original, but sadly now seems quite dated, especially by ... read more »
  
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- - Ravendarque
  - Chandler's Ford
  - 04 Oct 2005 at 22:20
- - 1
  - 0
  intriguing but uneven
  
  Paperhouse has a lot of promise, and if you like psychological / coming-of-age drama you'll have plenty to talk about. It has a lot in common with The Boy ... read more »
  
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- - Pufferfyshe
  - 17 reviews
  - Oxford, England
  - 26 Feb 2007 at 13:14
- - 1
  - 0
  Worth Watching
  
  If your expecting a horro movie you might be dissapointed, but if you want a very good thriller you'll love it . If you've not seen it , its really ... read more »
  
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- - gaz115
  - 118 reviews
  - Stoke-On-Trent
  - 06 Mar 2007 at 08:14
- - 1
  - 0
  still good
  
  even after 10 years this is still a good film, ok it looks a bit dated clotheswise but the eerie scary bits were ahead of its time. I still jump at the photo ... read more »
  
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- 647807
- - SazLoz
  - 2 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 22 Oct 2008 at 13:31

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