The Last House' Review: An Unthrilling Thriller on Netflix

“The Last House” on Netflix is a thriller that leans into family dysfunction while staying frustratingly low on thrills. With Wagner Moura, Greta Lee, Riley Chung and Noah Alexander Sosnowski, the film centers on a family trapped inside its own home—unable to escape as they endure scarcity, including eating rodents and growing tomatoes to survive. Instead of delivering nonstop suspense, the story plays out like a values-and-psychological pressure test, using claustrophobia and endurance more than action. The setup suggests a potential “cult favorite” appeal, but the pacing doesn’t consistently deliver the intensity viewers may expect from a sci-fi/horror premise.