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The Invitation

2016 · 100 min

A slow-building dinner party that tightens into a suffocating, paranoid nightmare, anchored by raw grief and a creeping sense of dread.

Directed by
Karyn Kusama
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi
Tagline
There is nothing to be afraid of.
Overview
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.

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Directed by
Karyn Kusama
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Starring
Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • obsession
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
thriller, horror
Directed by
Karyn Kusama
Written by
Matt Manfredi, Phil Hay
Starring
Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Lindsay Burdge, Mike Doyle, Jay Larson
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Bobby Shore
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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