Who Invited Them

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Who Invited Them

2022

1h 21m

Horror

Comedy

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Adam and Margo’s housewarming party is a success. However, one mysterious couple linger long after all the other guests have left. The uninvited couple reveals themselves to be their wealthy neighbors, Tom and Sasha. But as a single nightcap leads to another, Adam and Margo start to suspect these new friends are actually duplicitous strangers.

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Critics Consensus

It's admittedly uneven, but Who Invited Them benefits from writer-director Duncan Birmingham's playful approach to genre tropes.

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Katie Rife

Dread Central

10/18/2022

3.5/5

Birmingham does a good job teasing the audience with the possibility of violence, while coyly withholding the orgy of bloodshed that seems sure to explode at some point.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

09/01/2022

1/4

A staid home invasion thriller about a timid married couple who are bullied by two flirtatious strangers.

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Aaron Murray

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 3

4/5

A gleefully sinister horror comedy that outshines its narrative predictability with an engaging script and cast.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

01/11/2023

B

Though I found it incomplete, I found it amusing and worth seeing.

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Chase Hutchinson

Collider

11/08/2022

This housewarming party from hell that just won't end finds humor and horror in the suffocating details of social awkwardness.

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

10/18/2022

It manages to be laugh out loud funny while also making the audience feel uneasy.

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Andrew S

@Andrewfev Mar 21

The setup is something you’ve seen plenty of times before, and it doesn’t really do anything new with it. You can tell where it’s going pretty early on, so there’s no real tension or surprise. It just plays out exactly how you expect. What really took me out of it was how it looked. The filming felt cheap—almost like it was shot on a phone—and not in a good way. Flat lighting, awkward framing, and nothing visually interesting to pull you in. It actually makes everything feel more dull rather than building any atmosphere. The editing is just as rough. There are clunky cuts and awkward transitions that don’t flow properly, giving it a really shoddy, thrown-together feel. For something that relies on pacing and tension, that hurts it a lot. There’s barely any noticeable score either. Silence can work, but here it just feels like something is missing. Scenes that should feel tense don’t land. By the end, it’s just forgettable. Nothing stands out, and there’s no real payoff.

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Melissa L

@Agent99 Nov 1

I thought it was weird, very creepy, and had an inconclusive bad ending.

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Lucas A

@lucaswa1 Aug 4

Predictable, but I really enjoyed it! Some moments made me very uncomfortable which I always love, and it was actually really funny at certain points.

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Craig W.

@CJWolfe27 Jul 18

I was very pleasantly surprised with this. A little predictable, but put together very well. Not too long, good movie, definitely worth a watch

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Christian C

@RT19561793 Jul 18

Shockingly good. This movie was funny in ways that most “thrillers” or “horror” can usually only simulate. The “big reveal” is pretty easily predicted, but that’s not really the important part.

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Sean D

@RT20827224 Jun 29

Caught this one on Shudder today and greatly enjoyed it! Awesome blend of wicked humor and horrific tension building

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Synopsis

Adam and Margo’s housewarming party is a success. However, one mysterious couple linger long after all the other guests have left. The uninvited couple reveals themselves to be their wealthy neighbors, Tom and Sasha. But as a single nightcap leads to another, Adam and Margo start to suspect these new friends are actually duplicitous strangers.

Director: Duncan Birmingham
Producer: Mary Pat Bentel
Screenwriter: Duncan Birmingham
Production Co: Shudder
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2022
Runtime: 1h 21m

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