The House of Tomorrow is a 2017 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by Peter Livolsi and starring Asa Butterfield and Alex Wolff.^[2] The film is based on Peter Bognanni's 2010 novel of the same name.^[3] It is Livolsi's directorial debut.^[4] Co-stars Ellen Burstyn and Nick Offerman served as executive producers of the film.^[5]

Sebastian Prendergast lives in a dated tourist spot called the House of Tomorrow with his grandmother Josephine. Sebastian longs to leave his isolated existence which quickly changes when he meets Jared Whitcomb, a young up-and-coming punk rocker with a heart condition, and his sister Meredith. Inspired to rebel, Sebastian decides to pick up a guitar and join Jared in becoming a punk rock group.

• Asa Butterfield as Sebastian Prendergast, Josephine's grandson and Jared's friend
• Alex Wolff as Jared Whitcomb, Sebastian's friend, Meredith's brother and Alan's son
• Nick Offerman as Alan Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared's father
• Ellen Burstyn as Josephine Prendergast, Sebastian's grandmother, obsessed by all things Buckminster Fuller, even providing retro-futurist tours of her geodesic home, including authentic video of Buckminster Fuller talking and sailing with Ellen Burstyn, who had actually befriended him in real life.
• Maude Apatow as Meredith Whitcomb, Jared's sister and Alan's daughter
• Michaela Watkins as Mrs. Whitcomb, Meredith and Jared's mother and Alan's ex-wife
• Fred Armisen as Tour Video Narrator (voice)

The film was shot in Minnesota.^[6][7]

The film has a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 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."^[8] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune awarded the film four stars.^[9] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly graded the film a B.^[10] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five.^[11] Both Susan Wloszczyna of RogerEbert.com and Barbara VanDenburgh of The Arizona Republic gave it three stars.^[12][13] Wes Greene of Slant Magazine awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.^[14] Joe Friar of The Victoria Advocate awarded the film three stars out of four.^[15]

Sheri Linden of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review, calling it "a confident and perfectly cast debut feature."^[2]

Robert Abele of TheWrap also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "what makes the movie organically enjoyable outside of its expected direction is that the manifestation of Sebastian's and Jared's mutually beneficial attachment is, in Livolsi's hands, a delicate simmer instead of a sentimental splash, and tended to with plenty of deadpan wit and honest feeling."^[16]

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."^[17]