the film, rating it at 3 out of 4 stars and stating that it "neatly carries some universal ideas about throwing away childish indignation and rebellion, and getting to know your parents as people with pasts and personal lives, not just nagging overseers." Shock Till You Drop also gave Housebound a positive rating, as they considered it one of the highlights of South by Southwest. Movies.com said it was a breath of fresh air for the often stale haunted-house genre. Badass Digest told readers they had "a new favorite horror film of 2014". Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine rated it 2.5/4 stars and wrote that each of the film's elements are "competently and engagingly orchestrated" but do not combine into a coherent whole. Awards and nominations Remake In February 2015, New Line Cinema announced the production of a US remake. Original writer and director Gerard Johnstone is set with Dave Neustadter and Walter Hamada as executive producer for New Line. References External links 2014 films 2014 comedy horror films Films set in 2013 New Zealand comedy horror films 2014 directorial debut films Films set in Auckland Films shot in New Zealand 2010s English-language films