Wagner Moura and Greta Lee fight for survival in new thriller ‘The Last House’

A family's refuge becomes a prison as resources run low and an unexplained threat keeps them confined.

Moura explains how the most prestigious day of his career — winning a top Cannes honor — collided with one of the least glamorous days on set, in which he picked up dog excrement on camera.

We continue our coverage from the Edinburgh International Festival, where acclaimed Brazilian actor and filmmaker Wagner Moura stars in the play A Trial — after An Enemy of the People. A sequel to the 1882 Henrik Ibsen play An Enemy of the People, A Trial — after An Enemy of the People interrogates themes of authoritar

By Anna Menta Published Aug. 10, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET When I first saw the trailer for The Last House—the new Netflix original movie that began streaming on Friday—I was intrigued. A movie where a family is trapped inside their home? Where they are bored in the house, and in the house bored, for months, or even years? Th

SPOILERS: This post contains details about the Netflix movie The Last House As Wagner Moura traps fans at home with his new movie The Last House, he can’t help but recall the isolation of the COVID pandemic. While discussing the ending of the Louis Leterrier-helmed Netflix film, now available to stream, the Oscar nomin

“The Last House,” a science-fiction horror from French director Louis Leterrier, is a movie born from Covid. A suburban family of four, helmed by Jason (Wagner Moura) and Ann (Greta Lee), is suddenly trapped in their home. With no understanding of the situation outside, and no way to know how long it will last, they…