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The Strangers

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
136K
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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.

  • Director
    • Bryan Bertino
  • Writer
    • Bryan Bertino
  • Stars
    • Scott Speedman
    • Liv Tyler
    • Gemma Ward
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    136K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,791
    833
    • Director
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Writer
      • Bryan Bertino
    • Stars
      • Scott Speedman
      • Liv Tyler
      • Gemma Ward
    • 899User reviews
    • 305Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • 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)
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    Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Laura Margolis, Kip Weeks, and Gemma Ward in The Strangers (2008)

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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 Siskel & Ebert: 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 reviews899

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    Featured review
    4/10
    Half a movie
    The first 45 minutes are quite intense, the whole setup just works fine and the simple but effective cinematography is nice to watch. Though I was not really convinced by Speedman's attempt to reflect intense emotions, you can always rely on Liv Taylor, who is - given a rather thin piece of script - really working her ass off to get the most out of it. Congratulations for that. The mocking "Strangers" start off being quite scary and the concept seems to be somewhat more original then we probably got used too, so it all seems like we're going to have a good time, but then suddenly everything freezes in the most inelegant manner, as the makers seemingly just ran out of any kind of idea how to continue this promising movie. That means, there is almost literally NOTHING new happening from around minute 45, it feels writer and director Bryan Bertino had half a decent script and then needed to finish it in about 2 hours due to a deadline or something. So the other 45 minutes are basically prolonging 2 jump scares and 3 lines of really basic dialog with minimum creativity, like lights turning off and the after a few minutes on again for no obvious reason, till the point where some kind of climax should occur, which then never really happens. Instead we get something really unrefined and boring featuring not a bit of fantasy, it's just like no one really cared anymore.

    I'd recommend though watching the first half of the movie and then striding around in some dark forest for a while, that surely does the job much better. 4/10
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    • bennyhagen
    • Sep 2, 2010

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    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?
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    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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