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The Strangers (2008) -- A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.
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The Strangers (2008) -- A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   31,254 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Bryan Bertino (written by)
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Release Date:
30 May 2008 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Lock the door. Pretend you're safe. more
Plot:
A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 7 nominations more
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(150 articles)
Birthday Suit: Dolph 'the biggest one' Lundgren
 (From FilmExperience. 3 November 2009, 7:06 PM, PST)

Talking The Watcher with Jenna Morasca
 (From Fangoria. 24 October 2009, 10:20 PM, PDT)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Faces (USA) (original script title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence/terror and language.
Runtime:
86 min | 88 min (unrated version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Loosely based on the 1981 Keddie Resort murders in northern California. more
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Continuity: After James leaves in the beginning and Kristen is alone, the record player turns off without anybody turning it off. more
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Narrator: What you are about to see is inspired by true events. According to the FBI, there are an estimated 1.4 million violent crimes in America each year. On the night of February 11, 2005, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt left a friend's wedding reception and returned to the Hoyt family's summer home. The brutal events that took place there are still not entirely known.
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190 out of 358 people found the following comment useful.
Who knew they still made movies like this?, 30 May 2008
8/10
Author: Wolf30x from Cincinnati, OH

The Strangers is a movie that delivers everything it promises it would. It scares you. Simple as that. Instead of relying on buckets of gore and an over-contrived premise, it keeps things simple and thats what makes it work. For an hour and a half, the viewer is subjected to a slowly mounting sense of dread that just keeps building without ever pulling back. The story never falls victim to the usual horror movie clichés, but at the same time , it doesn't make any ridiculous attempts to go against them. Perhaps the best thing that the movie has going for it is it's believability. There isn't really any thing to distract the viewer from buying into the premise wholeheartedly. Considering that this is the director's first ever movie, it's a feat that's even more impressive. This is the kind of movie you shouldn't watch at home alone in the dark.

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