National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941), An American Crime (2007), George Washington Slept Here (1942), The Guest (2014), The Bat Whispers (1930), Paris Awakens (1991), Harry and the Hendersons (1987) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Houseguest movies.
Storyline: It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
Plot Keywords: father, wife, son, daughter, cousin, neighbor, hysterical ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: New York working girl Susan Applegate is desperate to go home to Iowa but does not have the railway fare so she disguises herself as a child to ride half fare. Enroute she meets Philip Kirby, an Army major teaching at a military school.—Jack McKillop <jem3@donuts0.bellcore.com>
Plot Keywords: radio host, assistant, host, reporter, actress, witty, charming ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Based on a true story that shocked the nation in 1965, the film recounts one of the most shocking crimes ever committed against a single victim. Sylvia and Jennie Fae Likens, the two daughters of traveling carnival workers are left for an extended stay at the Indianapolis home of single mother Gertrude Baniszewski and her six children. Times are tough, and Gertrude's financial needs cause her to make this arrangement before realizing how the burden will push her unstable nature to a breaking point. What transpires in the next three months is both riveting and horrific.
Plot Keywords: housewife, mother, teen girl, child, dark, tense, shocking ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: New Yorkers Bill and Connie Fuller have to move from their apartment. Without Bill's knowledge, Connie purchases a delapidated old farmhouse in Pennsylvania, where George Washington was supposed to have actually slept during the American Revolution. Much of the humor comes from the couple's many problems they encounter while trying to fix up the place.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords: husband, wife, home owner, repairman, neighbor, uncle, madcap ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Plot Keywords: son, stranger, soldier, family, thrilling, united states, mysterious deaths ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. He leaves a note saying he is going to the country to give the police a rest. Pausing only to rob a bank at Oakdale, he proceeds to terrorise the occupants of a lonely country mansion, in a mixture of thrills, chills and laughs. At the end, an actor steps forward through a proscenium arch and asks the viewers not to reveal the Bat's identity to their friends. A film noir shot in black and white, mainly at night in dimly lit scenes.—Michael Crew <m.crew@bbcnc.org.uk>
Plot Keywords: burglar, police detective, dowager, niece, fiancé, bank employee, eerie ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Adrien is 19 years old. He has not met his father, Clément for 4 years. Adrien returns home and the two try to better understand each other. Clément lives together with Louis, a twenty-something girl who wants to be an actress. The boy starts a flirt with Louise which pushes the father-son relationship back to a crisis...
Plot Keywords: middle-aged man, junkie, son, friend, drug dealer, lover, gritty ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this..). As you guessed, "it" isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant. In their attempts to keep Harry a secret, the Henderson's have to hide him from the authorities and a man, who has made it his goal in life, to catch a "bigfoot".
Plot Keywords: father, wife, daughter, son, creature, touching, winsome ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A young married couple's weekend is interrupted by the arrival of a brash, loud-mouthed acquaintance of the wife, who knew her before her marriage. He immediately proceeds to turn their life upside-down, despite their best efforts to politely get rid of him. Complications ensue.—frankfob2@yahoo.com
Plot Keywords: husband, wife, maid, friend, waiter, witty, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Mark and Jessie Bannister have a problem. Actually, they have SEVERAL problems. Namely his cousins, her sister and nephew, and the next-door neighbors. Plus problems at work, a temperamental toilet, and a cat that keeps returning from the dead.—Brad H. Yasuda <b_yasuda@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: husband, wife, cousin, pregnant woman, sister, son, lighthearted ...
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