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The Last House on the Left

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Mari and her friend look forward to a holiday at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, but instead an escaped convict (Garret Dillahunt) and his crew kidnap them and later leave them for dead. Mari makes her way back home, where her parents, John (Tony Goldwyn) and Emma (Monica Potter), have unwittingly offered shelter to the thugs. When John and Emma find out what happened to their daughter, they decide to make the strangers rue the day they harmed Mari.
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Excessive and gory, this remake lacks the intellectual punch of the 1972 original.

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Nathan Lee NPR Director Dennis Iliadis polishes up Craven's template to a lethal shine. Apr 24, 2020 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out By dismembering Craven's landmark extremities, Iliadis celebrates his source for all the wrong reasons. Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Nigel Floyd Time Out Dennis Iliadis's remake retains its ferocious power and provocative themes, and thanks to a focused script that unfolds in real time, it ratchets up the suspense and sucks us into a remorseless cycle of violence and revenge. Rated: 4/5 Jun 12, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Suffice it to say the film concerns itself more with doing Craven justice than any Swedish poets, medieval or filmic. Rated: 2/4 Dec 2, 2023 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed It’s well shot, well edited, the effects are stellar, the performances are solid, but it is a brutal film (for better or for worse) that not all will want to watch. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 21, 2023 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast While this remake or Craven's 1972 classic is by no means watered down, it takes a different approach to the premise that allows it to stand on its own. Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Julian S. Largely a step forward, though it trades the original’s disturbing cruelty for cleaner, more calculated payback. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Garry A I knew I should have stop watching half hour in. I knew the brutality against the girls was just going to be excessive. After one girl was getting raped 45 minutes in I fast forward to the end. That didn't erase the stink of this unpleasant experience. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/17/25 Full Review Will G Gripping but exploitative drama, hard to watch. But a very satisfying finale. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Liam J Really enjoyed the film, first hour was a really tough one to watch especially as a father myself. On edge throughout, Wes Craves does it again Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/03/25 Full Review Audience Member So creepy and unnerving. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Bill C Nasty and surprising. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Dennis Iliadis

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Tony Goldwyn

Dr. John Collingwood

Monica Potter

Emma Collingwood

Garret Dillahunt

Krug

Aaron Paul

Francis

Sara Paxton

Mari

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The Last House on the Left

(L-R) Sara Paxton as Mari, Tony Goldwyn as Dr. John Collingwood and Monica Potter as Emma Collingwood in "The Last House on the Left." Monica Potter as Emma Collingwood in "The Last House on the Left." Monica Potter as Emma Collingwood and Aaron Paul as Francis in "The Last House on the Left." Garret Dillahunt as Krug in "The Last House on the Left." (Center) Director Dennis Iliadis on the set of "The Last House on the Left." Tony Goldwyn as Dr. John Collingwood and Monica Potter as Emma Collingwood in "The Last House on the Left." (L-R) Aaron Paul as Francis, Garret Dillahunt as Krug, Spencer Treat Clark as Justin and Riki Lindhome as Sadie in "The Last House on the Left." Sara Paxton as Mari in "The Last House on the Left." Martha MacIsaac as Paige in "The Last House on the Left." Garret Dillahunt as Krug in "The Last House on the Left." View more photos

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Synopsis Mari and her friend look forward to a holiday at the remote Collingwood lakehouse, but instead an escaped convict (Garret Dillahunt) and his crew kidnap them and later leave them for dead. Mari makes her way back home, where her parents, John (Tony Goldwyn) and Emma (Monica Potter), have unwittingly offered shelter to the thugs. When John and Emma find out what happened to their daughter, they decide to make the strangers rue the day they harmed Mari.
Director
Dennis Iliadis
Producer
Wes Craven, Marianne Maddalena, Sean S. Cunningham
Screenwriter
Carl Ellsworth, Adam Alleca
Distributor
Universal Studios
Production Co
Craven/Cunningham/Maddalena
Rating
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Some Drug Use|Nudity|Rape|Sadistic Brutal Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.7M
Runtime
1h 50m
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