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House of Wax
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House of Wax

1953

You've never been scared until you've been scared in 3-D.

Directed by André de Toth

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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.

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Produced by
Bryan Foy
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
en
TMDB
6.9/10 (380 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
93% Fresh
Metacritic
68/100
IMDb
7.0/10 (21,903 votes)
Released April 16, 1953·$1,000,000 budget·$23,750,319 revenue

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