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The Strangers: Chapter 1

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After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.
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Lacking the chilling suspense of the original The Strangers and proving to be just unpleasant, this Chapter 1 closes the book on itself.

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Elizabeth Weitzman Time Out As for the strangers, all they need to be is terrifying, a task at which they consistently excel. Just make sure to stay through the credits. That is, if you haven’t already rushed home to bolt the doors. Rated: 3/5 Jun 14, 2024 Full Review Kristy Puchko Mashable Personally, nihilistic horror hits me as more unpleasant and depressing than engagingly scary. Such bleakness bleeds out tension, making for a remake that is merciless but also exhaustingly familiar. May 29, 2024 Full Review Matt Schimkowitz AV Club The Strangers no longer looks like something that can happen to anyone, but rather something that can only happen to someone in a Strangers movie. Rated: C May 18, 2024 Full Review John Serba Decider Harlin’s approach to the material is dull and workmanlike. Sep 30, 2024 Full Review Ian Bunting Daily Record (UK) ... But nothing that’s added makes this any better, or more frightening, a movie than its predecessors. Aug 13, 2024 Full Review Fausto Fernandez Fotogramas Concentric twists and harrowing repetition of situations occur as if in a dream, despite its dirty realism... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/5 Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ethan Madeline petsch did fantastic I miss her and Riverdale oh so much this was a great treat! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/24/24 Full Review Sylvia Interesting like the movie keeps you intrigued Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Jordan F I’m not big on horror but this made the exception to the rule. It’s a thriller and has a good progression throughout. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review ry the worst movie this year, LETS GET ORIGINAL PEOPLE! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/27/24 Full Review Anton It was a sad redo of the original Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Alex P Don't waste your time or money! I always try to see the positive in movies but it just feels like they didn't even try! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/08/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.
Director
Renny Harlin
Producer
Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Charlie Dombek, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham
Screenwriter
Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Bryan Bertino
Distributor
Lionsgate
Production Co
Fifth Element Productions
Rating
R (Horror Violence|Brief Drug Use|Language)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 17, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 7, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.1M
Runtime
1h 31m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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