Movie · 2025 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 1h 43m · R · English
Curator score: 0.7/10 (18.5K ratings)
This isn't a raid. It's a reckoning.
Overview
An undercover DEA agent and his partner embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious, and surprising group of thieves – their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing from a dangerous cartel, using their parents' tactics and top-secret intel to do it.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.7/10
IMDb: 5.4/10
Letterboxd: 2.44/5
TMDB: 6.6/10
Director
Michael Dowse
Production
Creativity Media, Signature Entertainment, 828 Productions, Capstone Studios, Dogbone Entertainment, Ashland Hill Media Finance
Cast
Dave Bautista, Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Whitney Peak, Bobby Cannavale, Kate del Castillo, Tony Dalton, Inde Navarrette, Zaire Adams, Blu del Barrio, Ammie Masterson, Kelsey Landon, Joshua Caleb Horton, Manny Rubio, Danny Vinson, David Castañeda, Alfredo Quiroz, Sofia Embid, Brian Ricardo Nakanishi, Jazzy Zama
Where to watch
Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A high-concept crime-thriller with a fun generational hook, but the execution sounds too thin, silly, and predictable to justify a strong recommendation. The cast and premise may offer some disposable entertainment, yet the overall response suggests more frustration than payoff.
Best for
Viewers who enjoy goofy, low-stakes action crime movies
Fans of undercover-cop setups and cartel caper chaos
People who like watching young casts cause trouble in genre films
Skip if
You want a smart, tightly plotted thriller
You are looking for grounded crime drama
You are easily annoyed by implausible plotting or weak dialogue
Overview
Trap House has a premise that should work on paper: DEA parents versus their own kids, with cartel money, stolen intel, and a built-in family conflict engine. That kind of setup can be a sharp twist on the usual cops-and-thieves formula, and it gives the movie a chance to be both tense and a little mischievous.
Worth noting
In practice, the film seems to lean more on the gimmick than on real suspense or character depth. The most consistent reaction is that it’s absurd, underwritten, and often hard to take seriously, even if the performances are doing some of the heavy lifting.
Bottom line
If you’re in the mood for a loud, pulpy action movie that runs on attitude more than logic, it may pass the time. But as a thriller, it doesn’t sound like it earns its premise or builds enough momentum to become memorable.
Top Letterboxd reviews
max (3★) · 390 likes
sometimes you gotta just beat the ever loving shit out of your dumbass son
Elissa (3★) · 202 likes
Very average, but I will say I really liked that this was focused on the kids of the DEA agents and not the just the DEA agents themselves.
Jake Capriotti (1.5★) · 197 likes
I took her to my trap house then I freaked it.
DonnieDarko666 (2★) · 162 likes
lol, who the fuck greenlit this completely absurd plot? 🤣
Technicallly this film was OK, but honestly this cannot be taken seriously.
𝒩𝒶ℴ𝓂𝒾olas Cage # KTKMG · 147 likes
Trap House… more like I’m Trapped in my House watching this with my dad 😭