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The Strangers (2008)

R  86 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  30 May 2008 (USA)
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A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.

Director:

Bryan Bertino

Writer:

Bryan Bertino
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Cast

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Storyline

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  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Stranger | Invasion | Mask | Wedding Reception | Rural Setting  | See more »

Taglines:

Because you were home. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/terror and language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los extraños See more »

Filming Locations:

Florence, South Carolina, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,997,985 (USA) (1 June 2008) (2466 Screens)

Gross:

$52,597,610 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (unrated version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The film makers tried to design the house as one that "your brother could have lived in, that you could have grown up in" in order to make the audience feel more attached to the film. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Kristen puts a record on, she places the needle at the beginning, and we hear Joanna Newsom's "The Sprout And The Bean." That isn't the first song on either side of any of her vinyl albums. 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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Soundtracks

"Ariel Ramirez"
Written and Performed by Richard Buckner
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »