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Movie ID: 781
RT slug: the_good_house_2021
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_good_house_2021
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 103 mins
Wide release date: 2022-09-30
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: 2021-09-15
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 71%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directors: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
Writers: Maya Forbes, Thomas Bezucha, Wallace Wolodarsky
Producers: Aaron Ryder, Berry Welsh, Jane Rosenthal
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-16 21:11:03
Updated: 2026-06-16 21:11:03
A New England realtor reconnects with an old flame while trying to keep her family, career and drinking problem from unraveling.
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Canonical reviews: 80
Canonical fresh: 57
Canonical rotten: 23
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 71%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-16 15:29:22
Snapshot Tomatometer: 71%
Snapshot review count: 80
Snapshot fresh count: 57
Snapshot rotten count: 23
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1363 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
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| Lionsgate | distributor |
| Roadside Attractions | distributor |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Sigourney Weaver | Hildy Good |
| 2 | Kevin Kline | Frank Getchell |
| 3 | Morena Baccarin | Rebecca McAllister |
| 4 | Rob Delaney | Peter Newbold |
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| 1363 | 2026-06-16 10:29:00 (America/Panama) | 2026-06-16 15:29:22 | 71% | 80 | processed | Mode=full_snapshot. Processed 80 row(s); 0 row error(s). Parsed unique reviews in this batch=80, fresh=57, rotten=23, tomatometer=71%. Net new reviews added=80, fresh=57, rotten=23. Current canonical totals=80 reviews, 57 fresh, 23 rotten, tomatometer=71% (71.250%). Entered review count matched parsed batch count (80). Entered tomatometer matched parsed batch value (71%). |
| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176785 | Maxance Vincent | InSession Film | Rotten | C+ | 2024-03-06T00:48:05Z | 2024-03-06 00:48:05 | If you crave something deeper, and more meaningful, this will not be the movie for you. |
| 176786 | David Bax | Battleship Pretension | Rotten | — | 2023-04-26T00:53:25Z | 2023-04-26 00:53:25 | The Good House has all the ingredients. They’ve just been overcooked. |
| 176787 | Ruth Maramis | FlixChatter Film Blog | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2023-04-02T01:20:43Z | 2023-04-02 01:20:43 | File this under movies that start slow but get better as it progresses, topped with a satisfying ending. Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline's reunion is definitely the reason to see this. |
| 176788 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-12-29T00:56:58Z | 2022-12-29 00:56:58 | Portrait of an accomplished real estate agent suffering from alcoholism and the disease of playing God. |
| 176789 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Fresh | — | 2022-12-28T23:57:45Z | 2022-12-28 23:57:45 | Sigourney Weaver's feisty performance as an alcoholic real-estate agent is the main reason to watch this uneven dramedy. The movie's storyline about seeking a redemptive comeback is handled better than the movie's storyline about finding love. |
| 176790 | Allison Rose | FlickDirect | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-12-02T20:23:31Z | 2022-12-02 20:23:31 | While The Good House has a solid cast, it really showcases Weaver’s talent and versatility. |
| 176791 | Alexandra MacAaron | Women's Voices for Change | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2022-11-28T21:32:05Z | 2022-11-28 21:32:05 | Hildy deserves a second chance at love, but the core of the film — in Weaver’s remarkably capable hands — is her love/hate relationship with alcohol. It’s a relationship many of us can relate to. Weaver’s performance makes 'The Good House' pretty great. |
| 176792 | Eleanor Ringel Cater | Saporta Report (Atlanta) | Fresh | — | 2022-10-26T22:48:57Z | 2022-10-26 22:48:57 | The Good House isn’t a great movie but until its overly melodramatic final 10 or so minutes, it’s a pretty darn good one. |
| 176793 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-10-13T01:56:41Z | 2022-10-13 01:56:41 | Sigourney Weaver is the star of this movie but I wish Kevin Kline had been more than just a supporting player. |
| 176794 | Robin Holabird | Robin Holabird | Fresh | — | 2022-10-10T22:13:44Z | 2022-10-10 22:13:44 | Playing with words and mood, The Good House manages a surprising balancing act between lightweight tone and serious subject. |
| 176795 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-10-09T18:58:03Z | 2022-10-09 18:58:03 | Sigourney Weaver is terrific, handling the role with aplomb. It’s a delicate balancing act with the shift from light comedy to weighty material. Seeing her reunite with Kline after two decades is itself worth the price of admission. |
| 176796 | Michael Ward | Should I See It | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-10-08T17:34:50Z | 2022-10-08 17:34:50 | Sigourney Weaver takes the ball and runs with a performance that strengthens a middling script and reunites her on screen with a frequent acting partner in Kevin Kline. |
| 176797 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Fresh | B- | 2022-10-06T12:21:12Z | 2022-10-06 12:21:12 | An uneven character study that’s redeemed to a great extent by Weaver’s exceptional lead performance. |
| 176798 | Tara McNamara | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-10-04T22:59:04Z | 2022-10-04 22:59:04 | Don't expect flying on broomsticks or a Witches of Eastwick-type pay off here: This well-made dramedy about the complexities of single, senior womanhood is far more grounded. |
| 176799 | Dennis Harvey | 48 Hills | Fresh | — | 2022-10-04T19:24:11Z | 2022-10-04 19:24:11 | It's a great role for Weaver, who always appears so smartly in-control—we want to believe Hildy's delusions even as we witness their unraveling. |
| 176800 | Alex Maidy | JoBlo's Movie Network | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-10-04T17:27:18Z | 2022-10-04 17:27:18 | The Good House is a movie that many will skip over but should spend the time with as it is just as engaging a portrait of New England life as Manchester by the Sea and every bit a showcase for the one and only Sigourney Weaver. |
| 176801 | Keith Garlington | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-10-04T13:30:02Z | 2022-10-04 13:30:02 | It proves to be a wonderful vehicle for Weaver who (inexplicably) hasn't been given a role this meaty in a long time. Watching her navigate between comically sardonic and tragically damaged is a treat. |
| 176802 | A.C. Koch | Spectrum Culture | Rotten | — | 2022-10-03T05:48:47Z | 2022-10-03 05:48:47 | For much of its runtime, this film is a pale shadow of its source material, a rote visualization of a story better suited to the page than to the screen. |
| 176803 | Sean Burns | North Shore Movies | Rotten | — | 2022-10-02T21:37:24Z | 2022-10-02 21:37:24 | Weaver makes it watchable. |
| 176804 | Daniel M. Kimmel | North Shore Movies | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-10-02T10:45:36Z | 2022-10-02 10:45:36 | What makes the film watchable is Weaver, proving to be an example of another recent film in which the lead actress gives a great performance in a flawed production. She gives a strong, multi-faceted performance but, alas, it’s not enough to save the film. |
| 176805 | John Urbancich | JMuvies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-10-01T14:03:54Z | 2022-10-01 14:03:54 | As based on a novel by Ann Leary, the decidedly grown-up telling from mature co-directors Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky overflows with real life, even including an easy-listening soundtrack and equally easy-going support from Kevin Kline. |
| 176806 | Richard Roeper | Chicago Sun-Times | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-10-01T01:27:53Z | 2022-10-01 01:27:53 | You might not buy all the plot machinations, but as for the sight of Weaver and Kline together again: That’s an easy sell. |
| 176807 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Rotten | C+ | 2022-10-01T01:17:26Z | 2022-10-01 01:17:26 | Regretfully bad. A fine cast cannot overcome the shortcomings of the script and director. |
| 176808 | Coleman Spilde | The Daily Beast | Rotten | — | 2022-10-01T01:15:15Z | 2022-10-01 01:15:15 | Weaver’s outstanding performance as a charming alcoholic can’t redeem this dull, genre-confused film and its weird narrative whims. |
| 176809 | Robert W. Butler | Butler's Cinema Scene | Fresh | B- | 2022-10-01T00:44:10Z | 2022-10-01 00:44:10 | The Good House features Sigourney Weaver in one of her more seductive performances. |
| 176810 | Abbie Bernstein | Assignment X | Fresh | B | 2022-09-30T22:02:05Z | 2022-09-30 22:02:05 | It has a lightly folksy feel, great Atlantic coastal scenery, and a terrific star turn by Sigourney Weaver. |
| 176811 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2022-09-30T19:22:13Z | 2022-09-30 19:22:13 | Sigourney Weaver shines throughout this character study that otherwise struggles to modulate elements of suburban satire, bittersweet romance, and addiction drama. |
| 176812 | Chris Knight | National Post | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-09-30T18:41:10Z | 2022-09-30 18:41:10 | The Good House flirts with a variety of tones, never quite settling on any of them. |
| 176813 | Thelma Adams | AARP Movies for Grownups | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-09-30T16:39:10Z | 2022-09-30 16:39:10 | The pair generate heat and heart connection in a mature sleeper that’s ultimately about the struggle to live an authentic life. |
| 176814 | Christy Lemire | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-09-30T16:24:24Z | 2022-09-30 16:24:24 | Even when the film falters, Weaver consistently finds room to explore the many fascinating flaws revealed by her character’s addiction. |
| 176815 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | Rotten | C | 2022-09-30T14:16:09Z | 2022-09-30 14:16:09 | A nuanced performance by Sigourney Weaver goes only so far in carrying a tonally challenged character study in which alcohol abuse is liquored up for laughs. |
| 176816 | Peter Travers | ABC News | Fresh | — | 2022-09-30T14:11:27Z | 2022-09-30 14:11:27 | Sigourney Weaver deserves awards attention for turning what could have been a cliched dramedy about a real-estate agent, who’s a functioning alcoholic, into something funny, touching and vital. And cheers to Kevin Kline as the dazed dude who loves her. |
| 176817 | Jim Judy | Screen It! | Fresh | 6.5/10 | 2022-09-30T13:50:53Z | 2022-09-30 13:50:53 | The performances are good, especially from Weaver and Kline who not surprisingly have great onscreen chemistry together. |
| 176818 | Mark Keizer | AV Club | Fresh | C+ | 2022-09-30T10:16:57Z | 2022-09-30 10:16:57 | Weaver is so forceful and present she can plow through the movie’s flaws until we fail to notice them. For a film about denial, that sounds about right. |
| 176819 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Rotten | 1.5/5 | 2022-09-30T04:17:59Z | 2022-09-30 04:17:59 | Just take a bulldozer to The Good House; awful in every way |
| 176820 | Russ Simmons | KKFI-FM (Kansas City) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-09-30T03:26:27Z | 2022-09-30 03:26:27 | What could easily have fallen into Lifetime Movie territory gets a boost from a talented, accomplished cast. |
| 176821 | Nell Minow | Movie Mom | Fresh | B+ | 2022-09-30T02:16:34Z | 2022-09-30 02:16:34 | This is a gorgeous role for the endlessly talented Weaver, who gives a layered, deeply lived-in performance, one of the best of the year. |
| 176822 | Andrea Chase | Killer Movie Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-09-29T23:32:17Z | 2022-09-29 23:32:17 | A showpiece for Weaver with carefully crafted writing that uses comedy to precisely express the story’s tragedy as it parses the conflicted psyche of a woman on the edge. |
| 176823 | Randy Myers | San Jose Mercury News | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-09-29T23:23:31Z | 2022-09-29 23:23:31 | A smart, funny and redemptive film. |
| 176824 | Kimberly Pierce | Geek Girl Authority | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-09-29T22:26:22Z | 2022-09-29 22:26:22 | Despite well-crafted performances, questionable narrative choices hang over the story, pulling the audience back from this intimately crafted world. The Good House is an example of painfully missed opportunities. |
| 176825 | Josh Kupecki | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-09-29T22:14:57Z | 2022-09-29 22:14:57 | It’s a mixed bag for sure, but The Good House ultimately displays enough self-assurance to overshadow its contrivances. |
| 176826 | Rachel LaBonte | Screen Rant | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-09-29T20:58:04Z | 2022-09-29 20:58:04 | Thanks to Weaver's fearless performance, though, The Good House rises above its flaws to become an entertaining and earnest character study. |
| 176827 | Rob Thomas | Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-09-29T20:26:39Z | 2022-09-29 20:26:39 | The film around Weaver doesn’t live up to her performance, with cookie-cutter characters and melodramatic TV-movie-of-the-week plot twists. |
| 176828 | Ema Sasic | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 4/10 | 2022-09-29T18:19:11Z | 2022-09-29 18:19:11 | While it’s nice to see Weaver continue to play complex female characters on the big screen, it’s a shame that this film couldn’t bring much depth that Leary’s novel had. |
| 176829 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-09-29T15:11:00Z | 2022-09-29 15:11:00 | Erroneously, The Good House wants to be a comfortable movie, but even a slightly deeper look at this character and this scenario raises multiple discomforting issues. |
| 176830 | Teo Bugbee | New York Times | Rotten | — | 2022-09-29T13:55:40Z | 2022-09-29 13:55:40 | The trouble with this cinematic Trojan horse is that the superficial blandness dominates the frame. It’s hard to feel the story’s stakes when the images are always indicating no danger ahead. |
| 176831 | Mark Feeney | Boston Globe | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-09-29T10:41:56Z | 2022-09-29 10:41:56 | Thanks to its two leads, “The Good House” very much succeeds as character study. As narrative, it doesn’t fare anywhere near as well. |
| 176832 | Travis Hopson | Punch Drunk Critics | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-09-29T09:58:02Z | 2022-09-29 09:58:02 | Weaver and Kline are like two old friends who visit one another every few years, but each time they do it's like they never missed a beat. |
| 176833 | Charles Koplinski | Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-09-28T20:19:24Z | 2022-09-28 20:19:24 | Though it may move a bit slow for some, “House” proves to be an effective portrayal of a woman in denial who comes to the realization she needs some help. |
| 176834 | Natasha Alvar | Cultured Vultures | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-09-28T15:08:41Z | 2022-09-28 15:08:41 | Seeing Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline on screen together again is just magic, and an ardent reminder that we need more stories centered around more mature phases of life. |
| 176835 | Pat Padua | Washington Post | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-09-28T14:50:22Z | 2022-09-28 14:50:22 | Like a subpar property, it just doesn’t show well in a highly competitive market. |
| 176836 | Peter Martin | DallasFilmNow.com | Fresh | — | 2022-09-28T14:49:09Z | 2022-09-28 14:49:09 | A calm, low-key, charming, and utterly compelling story of a complicated woman. ... Sigourney Weaver glides thorough the proceedings with such practiced ease that it’s nearly impossible to contemplate that she is portraying an addict. |
| 176837 | Christopher Lloyd | The Film Yap | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-09-28T14:21:25Z | 2022-09-28 14:21:25 | Sigourney Weaver gets her best role in years playing a North Shore realtor whose seemingly ideal life conceals tides of alcoholism and loneliness. |
| 176838 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Rotten | C | 2022-09-28T13:32:00Z | 2022-09-28 13:32:00 | Weaver delivers deep hurt and a wonderful sense of denial, making Hildy feel uncomfortably real while the rest of the picture gradually becomes a sitcom. |
| 176839 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B- | 2022-09-28T02:32:10Z | 2022-09-28 02:32:10 | This is Sigourney’s film (with a little help from her good buddy, Kevin, in their third collaboration) and it is a good showcase for the actor as she embodies Hildy Good. |
| 176840 | Alan Ng | Film Threat | Fresh | 7.5/5 | 2022-09-27T20:28:05Z | 2022-09-27 20:28:05 | The Good House is simply a fun story to watch and by no means meant to be a gut-wrenching drama. |
| 176841 | Nate Adams | The Only Critic | Rotten | D+ | 2022-09-27T16:25:22Z | 2022-09-27 16:25:22 | Save yourself the booking fee. |
| 176842 | Joanna Langfield | The Movie Minute | Fresh | — | 2022-09-27T14:25:04Z | 2022-09-27 14:25:04 | Any movie that lets us spend time with Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline can’t be all bad. |
| 176843 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B | 2022-09-26T20:38:26Z | 2022-09-26 20:38:26 | this is Weaver’s film through and through and the actress is “The Good House’s” solid foundation. |
| 176844 | Kate Taylor | Globe and Mail | Fresh | — | 2022-09-26T20:21:07Z | 2022-09-26 20:21:07 | The plot features various tired TV formulas but is rescued by a highly observant performance from Sigourney Weaver, who knows this brittle WASP type – well-dressed, sharp-tongued and hard-drinking. |
| 176845 | Maggie Lovitt | Millennial Falcon Reviews | Rotten | C | 2022-09-24T01:37:14Z | 2022-09-24 01:37:14 | The Good House had a few solid humorous moments and Sigourney Weaver was clearly having a good time, but it fails to live up to the expectations of films and series of a similar genre. |
| 176846 | Bill Chambers | Film Freak Central | Rotten | 1/4 | 2022-03-03T02:08:49Z | 2022-03-03 02:08:49 | ...The Good House repeatedly finds Hildy breaking the fourth wall and addressing us directly, High Fidelity-style, and Weaver can't quite sell the wine-mom Ferris Bueller monologues she's asked to deliver in these moments. |
| 176847 | Dennis Schwartz | Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | Fresh | B- | 2021-11-21T01:20:08Z | 2021-11-21 01:20:08 | Well-acted and sound drama. |
| 176848 | Martin Tsai | Critic's Notebook | Rotten | — | 2021-11-04T02:40:06Z | 2021-11-04 02:40:06 | About the only positive thing one can say is that the film's quality is definitely above that of the average Lifetime movie. But its appeal is strictly limited to those who view Vineyard Vines as a lifestyle. |
| 176849 | Brandon Judell | Brandon Judell (Medium) | Rotten | — | 2021-11-01T00:00:15Z | 2021-11-01 00:00:15 | Sporadically effective with a highly predictable dramatic arc, many annoying characters, and a frequent, alienating breaking of the fourth wall by Weaver's Hildy, The Good House begins with an intervention. You'll need one, too, by the end. |
| 176850 | Anne Brodie | What She Said | Fresh | — | 2021-10-20T20:40:11Z | 2021-10-20 20:40:11 | This story about redemption and love and how bratty grown children can be is masterfully and Weaver's wonderful, speaking to us directly about her reality. |
| 176851 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | — | 2021-10-14T20:10:18Z | 2021-10-14 20:10:18 | It's always nice to see a substantial leading role for a mature female actor, and this film provides a great one for Sigourney Weaver. |
| 176852 | Stephen Silver | Tilt Magazine | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-10-01T20:10:28Z | 2021-10-01 20:10:28 | Provides a fine showcase for Weaver and Kline, while also serving up a location that feels lived in. |
| 176853 | Carey-Ann Pawsey | Orca Sound | Fresh | 3/5 | 2021-09-30T00:00:09Z | 2021-09-30 00:00:09 | It is a great role for Sigourney Weaver. Allows her to show sides of her talent she hasn't often been able to. |
| 176854 | Jason Bailey | The Playlist | Fresh | B- | 2021-09-27T19:50:21Z | 2021-09-27 19:50:21 | [Weaver's] so good - so present, so credible, so complicated -that we're perhaps overly forgiving of the film's flaws. |
| 176855 | Catherine Springer | InSession Film | Fresh | B- | 2021-09-26T17:40:04Z | 2021-09-26 17:40:04 | Weaver's central performance is the film's key feature, but the film that is built around her is pretty standard formulaic fare. |
| 176856 | Kristy Strouse | Film Inquiry | Fresh | — | 2021-09-25T03:40:09Z | 2021-09-25 03:40:09 | While The Good House may have its ups and downs, the performances, especially the driving talent of Sigourney Weaver, make up for it. |
| 176857 | Bobby LePire | Film Threat | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2021-09-23T14:00:14Z | 2021-09-23 14:00:14 | It shows that good stories come from all stages of life. |
| 176858 | Nicholas Bell | IONCINEMA.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2021-09-20T20:50:23Z | 2021-09-20 20:50:23 | It's a one helluva blazing performance from the inimitable Sigourney Weaver, who is deliciously captivating as a fiercely intelligent woman caught in a deceitful web of her own designs. |
| 176859 | Raquel Stecher | Quelle Movies | Fresh | — | 2021-09-18T20:40:06Z | 2021-09-18 20:40:06 | a solid drama with well-drawn characters and a decidedly classic feel. |
| 176860 | Pete Hammond | Deadline Hollywood Daily | Fresh | — | 2021-09-17T21:30:46Z | 2021-09-17 21:30:46 | Although The Good House is far from perfect, we should all root for it to find its audience just for the sake of getting movies aimed at mature grown-up audiences made in the first place. |
| 176861 | Fionnuala Halligan | Screen International | Fresh | — | 2021-09-16T12:00:08Z | 2021-09-16 12:00:08 | [Weaver] brings the pace, the humour, the danger and the pathos to The Good House, and much of its intelligence. |
| 176863 | David Ehrlich | IndieWire | Rotten | C- | 2021-09-16T11:50:08Z | 2021-09-16 11:50:08 | "The Good House" spends so much time trying to flip away from its characters' problems that it becomes hard to notice or care about whatever cracks might be growing in the foundations underneath. |
| 176862 | Sheri Linden | The Hollywood Reporter | Fresh | — | 2021-09-16T11:50:08Z | 2021-09-16 11:50:08 | In the film's sharp comic observations... and especially its two fine leads, something real and messy sparks to life. |
| 176864 | Alonso Duralde | TheWrap | Fresh | — | 2021-09-16T01:40:14Z | 2021-09-16 01:40:14 | It's been a while since this titan of cinema has been given a character with the complexity she deserves, but here's a film that gives Weaver the opportunity to be both hilarious and tragic, in control and spinning completely off course. |
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