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The Strangers

2008 · 86 min

A slow, suffocating home-invasion nightmare that wrings unbearable tension from silence, shadows, and the randomness of violence.

Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Genres
Horror
Starring
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward
Tagline
Lock the door. Pretend you're safe.
Overview
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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Directed by
Bryan Bertino
Genres
Horror
Starring
Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • violence
  • fate
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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