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The Strangers (2008) 6.2
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6.2/10 from 78,634 users
Metascore: 47/100
Reviews: 664 user | 271 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. Director:Bryan BertinoWriter:Bryan Bertino |
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After returning from a wedding reception, a couple staying in an isolated vacation house receive a knock on the door in the mid-hours of the night. What ensues is a violent invasion by three strangers, their faces hidden behind masks. The couple find themselves in a violent struggle, in which they go beyond what either of them thought capable in order to survive. Written by Anonymous
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Lock the door. Pretend you're safe. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 May 2008 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Los extraños See more »Box Office
Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,250,624 (UK) (29 August 2008)Gross:
£4,025,916 (UK) (19 September 2008)Company Credits
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Narrator: What you are about to see is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year. On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friend's wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family's summer home. The brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known.
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The amount of ice cream in the carton changes throughout the movie. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Narrator: What you are about to see is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year. On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friend's wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family's summer home. The brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known.
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Like many, I went into this (knowing) the basics of the story. That being said, I found the first half of the film quite suspenseful and creepy by modern movie standards. The story begins by developing the relationship between it's two stars, then separating them and introducing the terror. This worked, and worked very well in it's ability to set up (and scare the hell out of) the viewers. Unfortunately, after we have established what is taking place, the story seems to slow to a simmer, and eventually fizzles out. The second half of the film is filled with horror movie cliché's and cheap scare tactics, almost to the point of boredom... It's a shame, because I haven't been a fan of slasher films since the eighties, and I REALLY wanted to "Like" this film.
My recommendation would be to watch the first half of the film, then go and sit by yourself in a cabin, somewhere in the woods. The effect would be much better, and the film would serve it's purpose.