About the film
Frat House examines fraternity life through the pledging process and the hazing surrounding it. Todd Phillips’s 1998 film draws on a composite of different fraternities, with much of the filming taking place at Alpha Tau Omega at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It also includes scenes from fraternities at SUNY Oneonta in New York.
The film runs for one hour and is in English.
What it covers
Frat House explores the darker side of fraternity life and hazing. It follows pledging through a composite of different fraternities, including Alpha Tau Omega at Muhlenberg College and scenes from Beta Chi and Tau Kappa Epsilon at SUNY Oneonta.
How it is told
Todd Phillips directed the film. Released in 1998, it runs 1 h and was made in the United States in English.
Where it fits
Its subject is society. It is a documentary film and won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.
Who it is for
- Viewers interested in campus society
- Teachers or librarians covering hazing and institutions
- Audiences exploring documentary films
Who might skip it
- Looking for a feature-length documentary
- Wanting a subject outside American fraternity life
Worth knowing
- One-hour runtime
- Focuses on fraternity pledging and hazing
- Uses scenes from several fraternities
- Won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
Before you press play
- Composite structure may feel less like one continuous story
- English-language film about U.S. fraternity life
The short of it
Frat House is a compact examination of fraternity pledging and hazing, built from scenes across several campus houses. Its one-hour runtime keeps the focus on the process rather than a broad history of Greek life. Viewers interested in American campus society, documentary treatments of institutional culture, or this award-winning film will find a direct, award-winning film.
Awards on record
- Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary
What viewers ask
- What is Frat House about?
- It examines fraternity life, focusing on pledging and hazing through a composite of different fraternities.
- Who directed Frat House?
- Todd Phillips directed Frat House.
- How long does Frat House run?
- The film runs 1 h.
- Where was Frat House made?
- It was made in the United States and is in English.
- Where can Frat House be watched?
- No viewing service is specified here.
- Did Frat House win an award?
- It won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary.