Let the Right One In

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Let the Right One In

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Released Oct 24, 2008

1h 54m

Horror

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When Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy living with his mother in suburban Sweden, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli (Lina Leandersson), they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Eventually, Eli shares her dark, macabre secret with Oskar, revealing her connection to a string of bloody local murders.

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Critics Consensus

Let the Right One In reinvigorates the seemingly tired vampire genre by effectively mixing scares with intelligent storytelling.

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Annalee Schafranek

Bitch Media

My favorite Swedish import.

Dec 18, 2020

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Carina Chocano

Los Angeles Times

Sinister but gorgeous and compelling.

Oct 7, 2013

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Bruce Diones

The New Yorker

A remarkably moving horror tale, about a pale, bullied twelve-year-old boy (Kåre Hedebrant) and his first love (Lina Leandersson), who happens to be a vampire.

Oct 7, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Isolating and bare, Let the Right One In combines appropriate uses of setting and story to tell an affecting drama rich in pathos.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 2, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Chilling in more ways than one, this Swedish import uses its frozen environment to great advantage.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 15, 2023

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Kyle Turner

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With uncompromising beauty and tenderness, director Tomas Alfredson lets his characters find resilience and strength in one another as they navigate a cruel and unwelcoming world.

Oct 27, 2022

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Rich S

It's Swedish, it's simple, and it doesn't contain the vampire lust/love story about characters that even Twilight's biggest fans can't get fully behind. Let the Right One In is more of a buddy story. And it works. It's got a lot of the vampire lore that makes a blood-sucking story work and it has actors that are good enough to execute onscreen. Roger Ebert pointed me to this film through his review on "Twilight" and I would have to say that he did me right. It's unfair to say Let the Right One In is twice as good as Twilight. I think it's more than 2 1/2 times better and my rating shows it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Christopher M

One of the best foreign vampire movies ever made...period. A classic.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Lisa L

This is not a horror film. It's a teen vampire drama, and an awful one at that

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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xldw 6

A literary film full of poetry under the guise of a heavy taste. Under the cold and long snowy night, there is calm and stern photography. Even in the killing scenes, there is no fast editing, but rather solemn long shots. The ending pool scene is extremely beautiful. The soundtrack is sparse but majestic and desolate. The details are rich and implicit, giving people unlimited room for imagination - the eternal loneliness and wandering of vampires. This is the first time I have seen a horror film that is so bone-chilling yet heartwarming. I am deeply moved. I usually use these two sites for more free movies and short dramas.If you have a better website, please recommend it to me. Thank you https://omnishort.com/？utm_source=rottentomatoes https://nightgod.tv/？utm_source=rottentomatoes

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Annie T

Boring, slow, i have no idea why it’s rated high on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Katie F

This movie was painfully slow.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Synopsis

When Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy living with his mother in suburban Sweden, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli (Lina Leandersson), they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Eventually, Eli shares her dark, macabre secret with Oskar, revealing her connection to a string of bloody local murders.

Director: Tomas Alfredson
Producer: Carl Molinder, John Nordling
Screenwriter: John Ajvide Lindqvist
Production Co: Canal+, Sandrew Metronome
Rating: R (Brief Nudity|Bloody Violence|Disturbing Images|Language)
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Swedish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD

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