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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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Ryan M Not sure how I felt about this...seemed low-budget with equally silly music that sometimes...worked? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Troy R Tough one to review. I liked Dan Stevens performance but the movie was very.. odd. I never really knew if I should feel like its a horror movie, a comedy, or an interesting story about military special forces. The dads scenes were both really funny and really genuine, I think he was the stand out of all the secondary characters. I know the movie is meant to be somewhat of a parody and looking back at that I can see what it was going for, but very rarely did I find the "parody" things to be funny or worth wild to add. Ultimately think I would have enjoyed the film more if it went harder in one of those directions I mentioned previously, but its an ok watch if you want something out of the ordinary. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Los G Starts intriguingly but descends into a sub-Bourne holy mess where the "back story" is rushed over in about 30 seconds. Some thrills, some shocks, but mostly schlock Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review Ian S Underwhelming trash that plays like a bad cartoon. Awful. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/25 Full Review 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 Full Review Karl O It’s a movie that’s exactly what it set out to be. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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