The Strangers

2008 "Lock the door. Pretend you're safe."
6.1| 1h26m| R| en
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After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.

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Also starring Gemma Ward

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Cortechba Overrated
Steineded How sad is this?
Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful
Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.
benmclewee This is pretty much the lowest of the low in tems of movie standard. I never go as low as two stars and don't know what's stopping me going to one star and is really testing my limits. I see people use the word terror when describing it. There is none at all. There is nothing as a vewer to be scared of at any point. Many before me have explained why it's ridiculous in every scene and I only stuck with it to see how bad the ending would inevitably be. I honestly cannot believe it gets anyone scared or entertained and is right down there with the worst films I have ever seen, No worries about nightmares for me tonight after watching this boring farce of a horror film.
zakc-79995 If this movie is based off true events why don't the cameramen step in and help these people being chased?
Tinkerbellprincess69 I'm not sure why so mean consider this a brilliant horror, I stuck with it but it was so boring! Slightly creepy and I mean SLIGHTLY if I'm really trying to look for positives. But I couldn't wait for it to just get to the end to be honest.A lot of boring dialogue about the couples relationship as well which I doubt the audience gave a monkeys about.
JP It's wrong for me to watch this at night with the lights off and the windows open. The story is frightening, mainly because the story is realistic. It's one of human's biggest fears: to be invaded. That's why locks are invented.The story starts uninteresting. After a wedding reception they attended, a beautiful couple goes home, located at the middle of nowhere. Some dialogues here and there, flashbacks on why they're both upset. And then the tension starts with a knock, Liv Tyler's character is alone, she's vulnerable and frightened. You can feel the suspense, the tension, your heart racing because of the unknown.That's it, it's pretty suspenseful, really. On other aspects, this film is average. The characterization is not very good, but then, in movies like this, the filmmakers do not give much thought about characters as they focus more on the suspense and frightening parts. The story is too simple and quite unimaginative. Yes, it's suspenseful, especially at the beginning. But that's it. No "I didn't see that coming" moments. There are also overused elements in horror films that are used here, especially at the climax scenes, making the movie quite predictable and tiresome at some parts. The ending is not very good.Well, I can say that The Strangers did not fail to terrify me, at least for a while. But it's not really a memorable one. Try watching this in the dark at 2 am.