The Visit

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The Visit

PG-13

2015

1h 34m

Comedy

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

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Critics Consensus

The Visit provides horror fans with a satisfying blend of thrills and laughs -- and also signals a welcome return to form for writer-director M. Night Shyamalan.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Here, [Shyamalan] loosened up, shed some of his ego, and reminded all of us what a gifted writer and director he truly is.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 12, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

M. Night Shyamalan made another good movie, and I'm as surprised as you are.

May 3, 2016

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

The Visit is a pleasant surprise.

Nov 10, 2015

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The Visit is a return to form for Shyamalan.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

While Shyamalan doesn’t reinvent the wheel with “The Visit”, he does show the creative flourishes that made him a respected name and overnight success in the horror-thriller genre.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s all a very transparent metaphor for family reconciliation and what happens when your old wounds don’t heal.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2022

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Luis R.

Pretty chill scary movie I mean this like this happen crazzii

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Melissa L

This is very scary, and very creepy!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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Harry H.

You almost forget that your watching a Shamalyon film an the twist happens an it's like oh yah overall pretty good found footage film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Alexander S

The Visit is a visit worth taking! M. Night Shyamalan breaks away from his typical mold, embracing a first-person perspective that's reminiscent of a documentary. The result is a fun, twisty ride that's elevated by the cast's solid performances. Grading: B

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Pedro Henrique C

The Visit (2015) the central story of this film is complete nonsense, honestly it is a shameful and disgusting thing. There's nothing lovely here, the construction and direction of "The Visit" is terrible, even the cast fails to deliver anything good.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/16/25

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W C S

I think for the average viewer, there is nothing wrong with this movie. It has some creepy scenes, the characters are fun and quirky, and it keeps you invested. For me, though, the bar is higher, and it missed the mark in a couple ways. Something felt "off" about some of the scenes -- many of them didn't seem to be cohesive. The villians were creepy, sure, but I found myself rolling my eyes at them most of the time. Overall, though, given that this was a PG-13 film, it was a suitable scare for the intended audience.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/25

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Synopsis

Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse
Rating: PG-13 (Some Nudity|Brief Language|Terror|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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