The Guest
Be careful who you let in.
Be careful who you let in.
Action, Mystery, Thriller
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2014
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A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
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Details
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
5 Sep 2014
Country:
US, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$5,000,000
Revenue:
$2,700,051
Awards:
5 wins & 13 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
One of the many pleasures of director Adam Wingard's tough, fun thriller "The Guest" is seeing Matthew Crawley -- er, British actor Dan Stevens -- serve up a mesmerizing star turn of psycho charm.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan 2015
rotten:
A slow-burn approach seems to pose a challenging change-up for the filmmakers, who struggle to build tension as the second acts stretches well past the point when the level of menace should be escalating.
– Justin Lowe,
Hollywood Reporter,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
Wickedly entertaining.
– Kate Erbland,
Film.com,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
It's not a particularly brilliant conceit, but, not unlike Stevens's beautifully one-note performance, it's evocative nevertheless -- lending the whole movie an aura of pop inevitability, turning its blunt predictability into something of a virtue.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
5 Jan 2015
fresh:
The Guest borrows from other genre pictures with such intelligence and clarity of purpose, it manages to feel fresh, exciting.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
31 Oct 2014