Netflix's High-Concept Sci-Fi Movie Polarizes Critics In Rotten Tomatoes Score Debut

This article covers a developing story. Continue to check back with us as we will be adding more information as it becomes available.Unfortunately, Netflix's new high-concept thriller can't escape the poor reviews. The streamer is coming off a busy year, with releases like Enola Holmes 3, Apex, and People We Meet on Vacation. War Machine, starring Alan Ritchson, recently became one of the most popular movies of all time, and a sequel is in development. The studio is now competing to release original movies spanning across genres, with efforts to put a few in theaters. The latest project is a high-concept sci-fi thriller, The Last House, starring Wagner Moura and Greta Lee. Leading up to its release, Netflix's new thriller was compared to Steven Spielberg's sci-fi classics, such as E.T., as well as the Cloverfield movie universe. Despite high expectations and an intriguing premise, The Last House left critics disappointed after a Rotten Tomatoes debut score of 40%. It's worth noting that the rating will fluctuate since only 15 reviews are available at this time. Nevertheless, The Last House's mixed reviews stem from story and lore issues, the jarring genre shift, and cliché sci-fi tropes. In fact, many critics point out that the Netflix movie feels like two different stories that don't really connect. In ScreenRant's review of The Last House, Alex Harrison concluded that the Netflix thriller was "a mess with very few redeemable qualities." The story is "overly cheesy at times," and Louis Leterrier's direction has a "hurried pacing" that "kills any interest in the bigger picture." Furthermore, the characters are "clumsy," even asLee and Moura "search for some kind of emotional truth in their roles to hold onto." However, the one "grounding force" is the house itself, as the production design creates a tight space. In Netflix's new sci-fi thriller, a family is locked in their homes and must survive with the few resources available, as a dangerous entity looms. Matthew Robinson wrote the story, while Leterrier is the producer, alongside Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Kori Adelson, and Oly Obst. The cast also features Riley Chung, Emma Ho, Noah Alexander Sosnowski, Gabriel Barbosa, Sam Lerner, Audrey Anderson, and Sid Edwards. The Last House is now streaming on Netflix. Release Date August 7, 2026 Runtime 110 minutes Director Louis Leterrier Writers Matthew Robinson Producers Jenno Topping, Joe Neurauter, Kori Adelson, Louis Leterrier, Omar Sy, Oly Obst, Peter Chernin Cast