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The Guest

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Kate Erbland Film.com Wickedly entertaining. Rated: 7.2/10 Jan 5, 2015 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The plot starts at 40 minutes mark. Before that is just a waste of time. The protagonist acting is so bad, lol (I can't even bother to remember his name). It's feels like a 90's movie. It's so lame. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/25 Full Review Khaztiel Delbod D Pensé que era una historia de amor pero me sorprendió en lo que se convirtió la historia. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review babarizam D This movie and The Lucky One has few similarities, actually few dialogue for example running all the way, telling about in war together. having no cell phone. I didn't watch all of it as, this is a thriller and other one quite different but can't overcame the thought of resemblance Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review Gage H I wish Maika Monroe would make me a mixtape while decked out in Hot Topic... I bet this movie was ahead of it's time in 2014 but now in 2025 it's roll has slowed. Still (as usual) solid performances from both Dan & Maika. I'm still wondering who the guest actually was. What was his real relationship with the families brother? Why can he be shot so many times and still be alive? Dan Stevens basically portrays a charming terminator in this movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Anthony S Not too shabby!! Lots of plot twists that keep you guessing. Main character could have been a little less creepy when smiling at everyone, but overall it was good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review angel m Great crazy movie; guns, blood, fights what more do you want. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Adam Wingard

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Dan Stevens

David

Maika Monroe

Anna

Leland Orser

Mr. Peterson

Sheila Kelley

Mrs. Peterson

Brendan Meyer

Luke

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Brendan Meyer as Luke and Maika Monroe as Anna in "The Guest." Dan Stevens as David in "The Guest." Dan Stevens as David in "The Guest." Dan Stevens as David in "The Guest." Maika Monroe as Anna in "The Guest." View more photos

Movie Info

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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