The House on Carroll Street

About The House on Carroll Street

A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor.

The House on Carroll Street is a 1988 thriller film directed by Peter Yates. At 101 minutes long, it arrived in March 1988.

Kelly McGillis appears as Emily, Jeff Daniels as Cochran, Mandy Patinkin as Salwen, and Jessica Tandy as Miss Venable. The screenplay is by Walter Bernstein. It streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus in the United States.

TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 60 votes and it carries a PG rating.