The Good House
Seen it?2021 | 103 min | Romance, Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
When wry New England realtor Hildy Good rekindles a romance with her old high-school flame, Frank Getchell, it ignites long-buried emotions and family secrets that propel Hildy toward a reckoning with the one person she's been avoiding for decades: herself. Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 93K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wallace Wolodarsky, Maya Forbes
- Sigourney WeaverHildy Good
- Kevin KlineFrank Getchell
- Morena BaccarinRebecca McAllister
- Rob DelaneyPeter Newbold
- David RascheScott
- Rebecca HendersonTess
- Molly BrownEmily
- Kathryn ErbeWendy Heatherton
- Kelly AuCoinBrian McAllister
- Georgia LymanCassie Dwight