The Guest

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The Guest

R

Released Sep 17, 2014

1h 39m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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A string of mysterious deaths leads a teenager to become suspicious of a soldier (Dan Stevens) who showed up on her family's doorstep and claimed to be a friend of her dead brother.

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Boasting enough intelligence to bolster its darkly violent thrills, The Guest offers another treat for genre fans from director Adam Wingard.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

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.

Jan 5, 2015

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

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.

Jan 5, 2015

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Kate Erbland

Film.com

Wickedly entertaining.

Rated: 7.2/10

Jan 5, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Devout horror fans might be underwhelmed with this You're Next follow-up, but The Guest delivers both laughs and thrills in an action-oriented experience, while showcasing the immense talents of the creepy Dan Stevens.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Stevens elevates The Guest into an experience every bit as tricky and intelligent as You’re Next.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 18, 2022

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

A lean and mean thriller, director Adam Wingard's The Guest is a hugely entertaining affair. Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett keep this retro-style pic simple in order to craft some tense moments and punchy action sequences.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2021

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Online A

Awesome. Great pace, direction, & writing. One of my favorites. Act 1 and 2 are constructed like a "looking who's coming to dinner" Thriller, and Act 3 turns into Action. So it does merge genres a bit which is why the reviews seem so erratic, but Thriller and Action are 2 of my favorite genres, and this movie merges both very very well.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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Karl O

It’s a movie that’s exactly what it set out to be.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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pascal v

Loved it, with a crazy plot

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Becca A

It’s really bad. I usually don’t write reviews about movies but this one is the exception. Terrible, I haven’t seen a movie that bad in years. Please save 1:39:00 minutes of your time. I also wasted 4 dollars renting this really bad film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Audience Member

Pretty terrible acting and a predictable storyline / plot. Would recommend taking gummies to enjoy it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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James M

I was quite enjoying this until about 75% of the way through. The storyline, if I can call it that, then takes a ridiculous turn. The rest of the film descends into a cartoon caper. The unbelievable plot twist is barely explained. Dan Stevens and some of the other actors are very capable but maybe didn’t read the script through to the end.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Synopsis

A string of mysterious deaths leads a teenager to become suspicious of a soldier (Dan Stevens) who showed up on her family's doorstep and claimed to be a friend of her dead brother.

Director: Adam Wingard
Producer: Keith Calder, Jessica Calder
Screenwriter: Simon Barrett
Distributor: Picturehouse
Production Co: Snoot Films, Splendid Film
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|A Scene of Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $332.9K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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