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Let Me In

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
124K
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Chloë Grace Moretz in Let Me In (2010)
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.
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A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

  • Director
    • Matt Reeves
  • Writers
    • Matt Reeves
    • John Ajvide Lindqvist
  • Stars
    • Kodi Smit-McPhee
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Richard Jenkins
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    124K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,316
    354
    • Director
      • Matt Reeves
    • Writers
      • Matt Reeves
      • John Ajvide Lindqvist
    • Stars
      • Kodi Smit-McPhee
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Richard Jenkins
    • 488User reviews
    • 391Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 28 nominations

    Videos20

    Let Me In: International Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:49
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    Let Me In: U.S. Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:16
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    Let Me In: International Trailer
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    Let Me In: Behind the Scenes
    Clip 1:34
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    "Do You Like Me?"
    Clip 1:14
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    "Are You Involved in Some Kind of Cult?"
    Clip 1:02
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    "Are You a Vampire?"
    Clip 1:18
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    "Please Don't See That Boy Again"
    Clip 1:19
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    "Abby Tries Owen's Candy"
    Clip 1:02
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    "You Have to Hit Back" from Let Me In
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    "Car Accident" from Let Me In
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    Let Me In: Oh It's Me
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    Photos208

    Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Chloë Grace Moretz in Let Me In (2010)
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Chloë Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee in Let Me In (2010)
    Richard Jenkins in Let Me In (2010)
    Richard Jenkins in Let Me In (2010)
    Richard Jenkins and Rowbie Orsatti in Let Me In (2010)

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    Kodi Smit-McPhee
    Kodi Smit-McPhee
    • Owen
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Abby
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • The Father
    Cara Buono
    Cara Buono
    • Owen's Mother
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • The Policeman
    Sasha Barrese
    Sasha Barrese
    • Virginia
    Dylan Kenin
    Dylan Kenin
    • Larry
    Chris Browning
    Chris Browning
    • Jack
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Mr. Zoric
    Dylan Minnette
    Dylan Minnette
    • Kenny
    Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
    Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
    • Mark
    • (as Jimmy Jax Pinchak)
    Nicolai Dorian
    Nicolai Dorian
    • Donald
    Rebekah Wiggins
    Rebekah Wiggins
    • Nurse
    Seth Adkins
    Seth Adkins
    • High School Kid
    Ashton Moio
    Ashton Moio
    • Lanky Kid
    Brett DelBuono
    Brett DelBuono
    • Kenny's Brother
    Gwendolyn Apple
    • Girl in Pool
    Colin Moretz
    • Video Arcade Counterman
    • Director
      • Matt Reeves
    • Writers
      • Matt Reeves
      • John Ajvide Lindqvist
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Elias Koteas, who plays the police detective, also provides the voice of Owen's father John.
    • Goofs
      In the first hospital scene the policeman is not out of the room long enough for the events in the second version of that scene (Abby visiting her "father" Thomas) to take place.
    • Quotes

      Abby: [to Owen] You have to invite me in.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie's end credits are in the form of black text on a white background, which is the opposite of most movie credits, which are usually white text on a black background.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Dinner for Schmucks/Charlie St. Cloud/Get Low (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Dance
      Written by David Bowie

      Performed by David Bowie

      Licensed by Arrangement with Jones Music America

      (ASCAP) admin. by ARZO Publishing

      Courtesy of RZO Music

    User reviews488

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Good job, not disappointed
    I believe that many viewers of this movie are fans of the original Swedish movie LTROI, so I won't be emphasizing on how much I am fond of the original one – and here we are for the American remake.

    That being said, I just watched the remake. In general, I am not disappointed (if not a little pleasantly surprised) by this remake, though it still cannot catch up with the original one as a whole.

    Honestly, I was a little worried when I went to the cinema, being afraid that the story would be degraded into a superficial Hollywoodian fest of clichés and pure visual stimulations. Thankfully, that didn't happen.

    In general, this remake is in line with the original book (and the original movie). Many settings are almost identical with the Swedish one, so are quite a number of actors' lines (well of course they spoke English in this one, no Svenska LOL). More importantly, the tranquillity resembles a lot to the Swedish one. We can tell see that the filmmaker had no intention to challenge the basic tone of the story, a beautiful love tale under vampire's cover. This, on the other hand though, might disappoint some fans who watch the remake in search for a revolutionary interpretation of the old story, YMMV.

    Sure, there are still many differences. The first one is the ambiance colour tone of many scenes where Owen and Abby meet. The director has obviously chosen a warmer tone (under orange-yellowish street lamp) in which our two protagonists interact, as compared to the sharp contrast of white snow vs dark sky in the original one. Personally I give credits to that change, as it better alludes to the tenderness of Owen and Abby's friendship / love.

    The real gender of Abby is one of the hottest topics amongst fans. Here, instead of giving a direct shot to Abby's under (which I find totally unnecessary in LTROI), the director chose to interpret Abby's gender in a very ambiguous way, leaving much room for interpretation.

    Also, I feel that the American remake is more "focused" on the two protagonists than the Swedish one. "More focused" has two senses: in one hand, filmmakers tend to let Owen and Abby physically occupy a bigger part of the screen, instead of the wide-angle lens in LTROI; in the other hand, the director cut many "peripheral" scenes (scenes where actors other than Owen and Abby interact). I am personally neutral to that change, though I believe that we need not give further emphasize to Owen and Abby for a better character depiction.

    OK, now time for some negative comments. As a whole, I find the remake's interpretation of the gory scenes as a failure. They are too violent, bloody, and explicit, which, I think, largely spoils the basal tone of the movie, inserting some cheap and inconsistent horror elements in this supposedly beautiful, ambivalent movie.

    Last, the music. Here I have to say LTROI's soundtrack totally outworks that of the remake. LMI's OST is, to its most, up to a "hardcore" horror film's suspense scenes, whereas LTROI's music is as beautiful, as poignant as the movie.

    In conclusion, a good remake, loyal to the original story. One can tell the director's effort to re-interpret some minor details without changing the story's basal line/tune, though many of the modifications aren't as successful as they expect.

    Basic story line: LTROI = LMI: 8.5 (basically the same) Settings: LTROI = 8.5, LMI = 9 (I am esp fond of the colour tone…) Scene interpretations: LTROI = 9, LMI = 6.5 (not so implicit...) Actors: Eli = 10, Abby = 9.5, Oskar = 8.5, Owen = 8.5 (those young actors are just gorgeous – both in Swedish and in American versions, Owen may not be as good looking as Oskar, but his acting is as excellent) Music: LTROI = 10, LMI = 5 (I bought the Swedish OST to fill my iPod. The American one? no thanks) Originality: LTROI = 10, LMI = 6 (afterall, LMI is a remake that has borrowed a lot from LTROI)

    OVERALL: LTROI = 9, LMI = 7.5 congrats to both, good job done!
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    • Oct 9, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Australia
      • Germany
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Little Red Riding Hood
    • Filming locations
      • Moana Condominiums - 1100 Alvarado Drive SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA(apartment building)
    • Production companies
      • Overture Films
      • Exclusive Media Group
      • Hammer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,134,935
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,147,479
      • Oct 3, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,093,592
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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