Shithouse

"College stinks."

2020 1h 42m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 203

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Lonely college freshman Alex has closed himself off from his peers, who all appear to have this whole "college thing" figured out. But everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a party at Shithouse - a legendary party fraternity - where he forges a strong connection with Maggie.

“College stinks.”

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Cast

Cooper Raiff
Alex Malmquist
Dylan Gelula
Maggie Hill
Amy Landecker
Mom
Logan Miller
Sam
Olivia Scott Welch
Jess
Abby Quinn
Georgia
Joy Sunday
Sophia
Ashley Padilla
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Credits

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Director: Cooper Raiff
Writers: Cooper Raiff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cooper Raiff, shot by Rachel Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jack Kraus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Autumn Dea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Cooper Raiff and Dylan Gelula and Amy Landecker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "College stinks.".

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The take

Cooper Raiff directs. Rachel Klein behind the camera. Jack Kraus scores. Autumn Dea cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 23% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 6 years ago.
4Directed by Cooper Raiff, shot by Rachel Klein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jack Kraus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Autumn Dea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cooper Raiff and Dylan Gelula and Amy Landecker carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "College stinks.".
9IMDB entry: tt11618536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "california", "roommates", "college", "turtle".

The technical file

Cinematography: Rachel Klein
Original score: Jack Kraus
Editing: Autumn Dea
Production design: Teddy Padilla
Sound: Andres Velasquez
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000
Box office: $18,370
Return: 23% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Shithouse (2020)

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badelf2025-11-25
★ 4/10
The actors in "Shithouse" did a good job with what they had. That's the best I can say. This is a tired old story: Boy falls in love, girl with father issues won't let him get close, eventually they get together again. It might appeal to millennials navigating their first heartbreaks, but for an old curmudgeon who's run that gauntlet: BTDT. What is interesting about the film, though, is how it demonstrates a fundamental truth about human behavior. From a long life of mistakes and observation, I've developed a theory: people tell you exactly who they are right up front. We just aren't listening because humans really suck at listening. "Shithouse" puts this behavior on full display in the first act. She explicitly tells him her boyfriend dumped her because she always cheated on him. And the idiot protagonist still wanted to be with her. So of course he got his heart punched out. He wasn't listening. The signs were there from the beginning, neon-bright and impossible to miss—if he'd only paid attention. Seriously, next time you meet someone new, listen like a detective. They will tell you who they are in the very first conversation.

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