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The Strangers

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Liv Tyler and Kip Weeks in The Strangers (2008)
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A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
130K
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POPULARITY
1,624
490
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    • Director
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Writer
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Stars
      • Scott Speedman
      • Liv Tyler
      • Gemma Ward
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Writer
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Stars
      • Scott Speedman
      • Liv Tyler
      • Gemma Ward
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 893User reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 15 nominations

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    Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman in The Strangers (2008)
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    Liv Tyler in The Strangers (2008)
    Scott Speedman in The Strangers (2008)
    Bryan Bertino in The Strangers (2008)
    Gemma Ward in The Strangers (2008)
    Liv Tyler in The Strangers (2008)
    Scott Speedman in The Strangers (2008)
    Liv Tyler and Kip Weeks in The Strangers (2008)
    Liv Tyler and Bryan Bertino in The Strangers (2008)
    Scott Speedman in The Strangers (2008)
    Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Laura Margolis, Kip Weeks, and Gemma Ward in The Strangers (2008)

    Top cast

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    Scott Speedman
    Scott Speedman
    • James Hoyt
    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Kristen McKay
    Gemma Ward
    Gemma Ward
    • Dollface
    Alex Fisher
    • Mormon Boy #1
    Peter Clayton-Luce
    • Mormon Boy #2
    Kip Weeks
    Kip Weeks
    • Man in Mask
    Laura Margolis
    Laura Margolis
    • Pin-Up Girl
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Mike
    Nick Barghini
    Nick Barghini
    • Joe - Lumberjack
    • (uncredited)
    Shawn McClellan
    Shawn McClellan
    • Shawn the Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Jordan Orr
    Jordan Orr
    • Jordan - 911 caller
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Writer
      • Bryan Bertino
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot entirely with hand-held cameras or steady cams. Every shot has some camera movement.
    • Goofs
      After Kristen injures her ankle, she limps in the house, then walks perfectly. Immediately after, she limps again.
    • Quotes

      Kristen: Why are you doing this to us?

      Dollface: Because you were home.

    • Alternate versions
      The unrated version is over two minutes longer than the theatrical version which includes one additional scene of Kristen, after being stabbed and left for dead, is crawling on the floor of the house to reach Mike's ringing cell phone, only to have it ring off before she can answer it. Then the Man in the Mask appears again, takes the phone away from her, and walks out the front door with it, leaving Kristen dying on the floor.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull/Cleaner/Recount/War, Inc./The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Sprout and The Bean
      Written by Joanna Newsom

      Performed by Joanna Newsom

      Courtesy of Drag City Records

      By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music

    User reviews893

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    Top review
    7/10
    The art of subtlety.
    It would be so easy to dismiss the very deliberate pacing of this film as pedestrian, but in this day and age of gratuitous violence and constant gore, this film relies on the ability to slowly torment you, as toy watch the hideous way in which the young couple are subjected to the night from Hell.

    At the time I genuinely did find this a very unsettling, unnerving watch, going home to an empty house after this was unsettling.

    Ignore those that call it boring, trust me, it isn't, it's paced in a way that throws you off guard.

    No clear begining, or end, just a series of random events. It's a grim movie. 7/10
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    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Mar 30, 2019

    FAQ14

    • Dollface would ask "if Tamara is home?" but what if one of the main characters names were Tamara then what would possibly happen? How would the Strangers react if someone in the home actually was named Tamara?
    • What is "The Strangers" about?
    • Is "The Strangers" based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • MySpace
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Faces
    • Filming locations
      • Timmonsville, South Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rogue Pictures
      • Intrepid Pictures
      • Vertigo Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,597,610
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,997,985
      • Jun 1, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $82,410,456
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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