The House Elf
Seen it?2019 | 90 min | Fantasy, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans and families.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In an ordinary Moscow there is an unusual House — with a strange apartment in which not a single resident has stayed for long. And as soon as an independent mother and her lovely 8-year-old daughter moved there, the new residents find out that their living space is not that ordinary, and that the real House Elf lives there. But the House Elf has long been offended by the whole human race and would do all imaginable filth in order to remain alone in the ill-fated apartment.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Evgeniy Bedarev
- Ekaterina Gusevamother
- Sergey ChirkovBoggart
- Pavel Derevyankocat
- Yuliya Sulesrealtor
- Olga Ostroumova-Gutshmidt
- Alexandra Politik
- Tatyana Orlova
- Sergey Rubeko
- Dmitriy Belotserkovskiy
- Dmitriy Bedarev