Rent The Strangers (2008)
2.9 of 5 from 164 ratings
1h 22min
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- Synopsis:
- Explore your worst fears at the door and a haunting voice, Kristen McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt's (Scott Speedman) remote getaway becomes a psychological night or terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of it they hope to survive.
- Actors:
- Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Gemma Ward, Alex Fisher, Peter Clayton-Luce, Kip Weeks, Laura Margolis, Glenn Howerton, Jordan Del Spina
- Directors:
- Bryan Bertino
- Producers:
- Doug Davison, Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee
- Voiced By:
- Jordan Del Spina
- Writers:
- Bryan Bertino
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/12/2008
- Run Time:
- 86 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing, French, Spanish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- The Element of Terror
- Deleted Scenes
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Reviews (6) of The Strangers
NOT BASED ON A TRUE STORY in as much it's not a true story - The Strangers review by CP Customer
Despite the beginning of the film telling us that it is based on a true story BUT no one knows what really happened and then taking Bertinos words at face value - he admitted that the idea came about from an experience he had as a kid when some one came to the door and asked for someone who wasn't there - then he heard about a number of burglaries in his area on houses that were unoccupied! The inspiration for the film he says comes from The Manson Family murders and that's it!
Film is aggonising on suspense.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Disppointingly average - The Strangers review by CP Customer
Having watched the trailer, I had really high hopes for this film. Unfortunately, they show the best bits in the trailer.
In fact, nothing much happens for about 1 hour, and I was tempted to turn it off at one point. But I solidered on and low and behold the creepy mask horror we had been promised in the trailer came to life. At this point it gets moderately better, and there are some really good 'jump out of your skin' moments but on the whole it is a huge antil climax to a very average and slow moving film.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.
Nerves of Paper, Night of Stone - The Strangers review by griggs
The Strangers begins with a proposal so painfully awkward it feels like its own mini-horror film. For a moment I wondered if the masked intruders were simply arriving to offer relationship counselling. It’s a strange, slightly clumsy start, but it does set a tone: uneasy, embarrassed, and already wishing everyone would make better choices.
When the home invasion finally kicks in, the film settles into something sturdier. The quiet stretches are genuinely effective, and the intruders’ habit of drifting into frame with no fanfare delivers a few tidy jolts. Scott Speedman and Liv Tyler do what they can with characters who spend most of the runtime wandering, whispering, or hiding in places that wouldn’t fool a mildly observant toddler. Still, there’s a certain charm in the simplicity – no monologues, no motives, just steady pressure.
The problem is it never quite builds on that foundation. The tension plateaus, the scares repeat, and the finale just sort of… arrives, nods politely, and leaves. Not bad, not great — just a competent, low-key chiller that does enough to keep you watching without giving you much to carry away afterwards.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.