The film has a 75% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes, based on 36 reviews with an average score of 6.27/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Familiar yet endearing,
The House of Tomorrow is a well-told coming-of-age comedy that marks an auspicious if not indispensable debut from writer-director Peter Livolsi." Colin Covert of the
Star Tribune awarded the film four stars. Leah Greenblatt of
Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B. Jeffrey M. Anderson of
Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five. Both Susan Wloszczyna of
RogerEbert.com and Barbara VanDenburgh of
The Arizona Republic gave it three stars. Wes Greene of
Slant Magazine awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. Joe Friar of
The Victoria Advocate awarded the film three stars out of four. Sheri Linden of
The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "a confident and perfectly cast debut feature." Walter Addiego of the
San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a negative review and wrote "Part of what's missing in
The House of Tomorrow is the acerbic punk spirit that inspires its two heroes, which could have been remedied by a sharper script." ==References==