House of Wax (1953)
"You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D."
ThumbScore
👍 87%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 95%
(RT: 95%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Frank Lovejoy as Tom Brennan
Phyllis Kirk as Sue Allen
Paul Picerni as Scott Andrews
Roy Roberts as Matthew Burke
Angela Clarke as Mrs. Andrews
Paul Cavanagh as Sidney Wallace
Is House of Wax good?
Yes. 87% audience score, estimated from 401 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 95%.
Overview
A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly runs into trouble when his business partner demands the exhibits become more extreme in order to increase profits. Wikipedia ↗
