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Smart House (2023): Cast & Plot

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Smart House is a 2023 horror thriller directed by John Oak Dalton, starring Brinke Stevens as Cassandra, Mark Polonia and Henrique Couto. It runs 1 hour 15 minutes and was made on a reported $130,000 budget.

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Smart House (2023) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 15m (75 min)
Director
John Oak Dalton
Genres
Thriller , Horror
Original language
English
Budget
$130K
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Smart House About?

The premise of Smart House without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

An online influencer is trapped in a smart home by a sinister hacker, and forced to start a strange live stream while her family and friends fight to get her free.

Smart House Themes & Keywords

· 16 tags
  • low budget film
  • computer voice
  • female protagonist
  • hacker
  • computer controlled house
  • computer game
  • streamer
  • super computer
  • locked in
  • livestreaming
  • artificial intelligence
  • manifesto
+4 more
  • woman in jeopardy
  • b sci fi
  • b horror
  • independent film
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Cast & crew

Smart House Cast & Characters

Brinke Stevens leads the cast as Cassandra, with Mark Polonia as The Conductor and Henrique Couto as Erik. Directed by John Oak Dalton; 15 actors are credited in all.

Plot

Smart House Plot Summary

What happens in Smart House from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Ben Cooper, a 13-year-old boy in Monroe County, New York, steps into a caretaker role after his mother’s death, trying to steady life for his widowed father Nick and his younger sister Angie. The fragile balance of their grieving household is upended when they win a smart house run by a virtual assistant named PAT, short for Personal Applied Technology, and are introduced to its creator, Sara Barnes. The arrival of PAT promises convenience and safety, but it also marks the beginning of a complex family dynamic as Nick and Sara begin dating, a development that unsettles Ben who hasn’t finished processing his mother’s loss.

Full summary

The whole story of Smart House, scene by scene

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Videos

Smart House Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Smart House.

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Smart House?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the name of the virtual assistant that runs the smart house?

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FAQ

Smart House FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, budget and post-credit scenes of Smart House, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Smart House?

Smart House runs 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes).

When was Smart House released?

Smart House was released on June 21, 2023.

Who directed Smart House?

Smart House was directed by John Oak Dalton.

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Who is in the cast of Smart House?

Smart House stars Brinke Stevens as Cassandra, Mark Polonia as The Conductor and Henrique Couto as Erik, among 15 credited actors.

What was the budget of Smart House?

Smart House had a reported budget of $130,000.

Does Smart House have a post-credit scene?

No. Smart House has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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