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House of Sand and Fog (2003) | User Rating
(93 votes) | Critic Rating
(17 reviews) |
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Directed by
Vadim Perelman Written by
Andre Dubus III, Vadim Perelman Cast
Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Ron Eldard, Frances Fisher, Kim Dickens [more]
Release Date
• USA: Dec 26, 2003
• UK: 27 Feb 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 30, 2004
• R2: 23 Aug 2004
Budget $16,000,000
Official Website:
House of Sand and Fog Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for some violence/disturbing images, language and a scene of sexuality.
Running Time
2 hours, 6 minutes
Country USA
Studio Cobalt Media Group, Michael London
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• House of Sand and Fog
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This is a hard, challenging motion picture. It demands much from the audience, and repays that investment with powerful, engrossing drama that does not offer insulting, facile answers. House of Sand and Fog is gripping and unforgettable, one of the best movies of 2003. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
On the outside, “House of Sand and Fog” – a real estate drama - seems like a stultifying bore. But I assure you this film is a kick right into the gut. Featuring an earthquake-inducing lead performance from Ben Kingsley, and featuring the second ending this year that honestly manages to be haunting, “Sand and Fog” vaults from a potential sleeping aid to one of the more fully realized psychological dramas of the year. [read review] A-
--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
"House of Sand and Fog'' has the veneer of quality, a studied precision in its cinematography and a narrative sprawl that suggest a film of importance, something worth our time. There's a dignity about it, and it's only later that we come to realize thatthis dignity is misplaced, born of a fatal reserve and a lack of complete investment. [read review]
--Mick LaSalle (San Francisco Chronicle)
For viewers courageous enough to withstand the bleakest of stories and the most cynical of outcomes, House of Sand and Fog is a challenging motion picture that deeply enthralls for the whole of its two hours. [read review] 
--Dustin Putman (The Movie Insider)
From the glum faces, stringy score, and ominous opening, we know that SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN. And it does. Eventually. But the excellent acting is not quite enough to make us care. [read review] 
--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
I do not regret a single moment in “House of Sand and Fog” and encourage everyone to see this film, but I know it is a film I will probably never be able to watch again. [read review] A
--Edward Havens (FilmJerk.com)
"House of Sand and Fog" is a grim, challenging movie that will amply reward audiences willing to go along with its ride into the dark depths of its characters' souls. [read review]
--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
The House of Sand and Fog is clearly one of the best films of the year, but probably won't be recognized come award season due to the downbeat nature of the story. [read review]
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Jennifer Connelly and Ben Kingsley are brilliant in this brutal, tragic (and slightly overheated) saga of the darkest of American nightmares -- real estate. [read review]
--Andrew O'Hehir (Salon)
House makes its biggest mistake in thinking it occupies an ambiguous moral gray area, when in reality it was half right and half wrong from the beginning. [read review]
--Sean O'Connell (FilmCritic.com)
Nothing about The House of Sand and Fog is remarkable, though using the Iranian ethnicity for the racial aspects of the film is a different approach. [read review] 5/10
--'Le Apprenti' (Movie-Vault.com)
"House of Sand and Fog" is like a human chemistry experiment, a drama that documents the explosive mixture of pride and desperation. [read review]
--Anthony Breznican (San Francisco Examiner)
Brilliantly written, emotionally devastating film that thoroughly deserves its two Oscar nominations. [read review] 
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
It's a sad, rich story, full of misunderstandings, bad bargains, odd parallels. [read review]
--Jami Bernard (New York Daily News)
A compelling tragedy of contested houses, broken homes and demolished dreams. [read review] 7/10
--Anton Bitel (Movie Gazette)
...nearly flawless execution of a deeply flawed premise. [read review]
--A.O. Scott (The New York Times)
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