The Strangers

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  • Opened May 30, 2008 
  • 1 hr 47 min
  • R | violence/terror and language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • A terrifying suspense thriller about a couple (Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) in a remote suburban house who are targeted by three dangerous masked strangers. The resulting clashes force the couple to go well beyond what they thought themselves capable of in order to survive. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis
  • Director: Bryan Bertino
  • Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

A spare, creepily atmospheric psychological thriller with a death grip on the psychological aspect. Read full review

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TV Guide
| Maitland McDonagh

There's nothing more to it than meets the eye, but Bertino understands the mechanics of suspense and knows how to use them. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
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Bertino's taut, spare thriller is plenty scary without relying on pseudo-historical context. Anchored by convincing performances from Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler, both of whom elevate their roles above the standard horror-movie caricature, this is an enormously unsettling movie. Read full review

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| James Berardinelli

This is one of those rare horror movies that concentrates on suspense and terror rather than on gore and a high body count. Read full review

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Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis as Pin-Up Girl and Scott Speedman as James Hoyt in "The Strangers."