The Guest

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The Guest

R

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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Critics Consensus

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

Jan 5, 2015

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.

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 5, 2015

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.

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Kate Erbland

Film.com

Jan 5, 2015

7.2/10

Wickedly entertaining.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 20, 2023

5/5

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.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Jul 18, 2022

3.5/4

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

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

Oct 31, 2021

4/5

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.

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Anthony H

@Hardy 5 days ago

This film was weird in a very interesting way. All of the character drama and the build-up was great in this movie, but once we got to the point of the story, it started to drag a bit. The music in this film is really good and added a surprising element to the film. All in all, this film kept me entertained, and I enjoyed it.

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Zachary S

@Zach154 Sep 2, 2026

As a director Adam Wingard has yet to disappoint as I have loved every single film I’ve seen of his so far. Finally got around to see The Guest since Adam talked about his new film coming this weekend Onslaught being in the same universe.

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Rich C

@Cordu0702 Aug 28, 2026

Decent film. Got a little weird at the end.

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Azmuth T

@thatcoooolguy Aug 20, 2026

i think its rlly a good movie but the only problem is that they missed giving us more infos about it and the end is kinda good and bad at the same time but i think its rlly a good movie worth a watch

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canan S

@Canan5001 Aug 5, 2026

This was painful. It was slow and made no sense as to his motives, and then when you find out they are so paper-thin you couldn't roll a joint with it. I almost turned it off, but decided not to because I was morbidly curious about how they were going to polish this turd.

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judy K

@RT88323431 Jul 27, 2026

Did not get the reason this military guy was psycho, until finally revealed near the end. Unsatisfying + the 80s--style music was a bit irritating. :(

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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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