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Review

The Strangers 2008

Directed by Bryan Bertino · 86 mins · 1,785 views

2.7 Letterboxd 2.94(343,524)
Ratings J S A T T M R R E A

Synopsis

After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.

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Reviews (58)

  1. J
    josiah 8 月 24, 2026

    what i thought was finna happen to me as a kid when my mom left me home alone while grocery shopping and took an unusually long time to get back

    1,430
  2. S
    Sara Clements 8 月 24, 2026

    I would simply pretend I was not home

    4,678 3
  3. A
    ava adore 8 月 24, 2026

    >making a movie about a home invasion >having glenn howerton of it’s always sunny fame in the cast >glenn howerton’s character dennis in it’s always sunny is known for being a sociopath with implied serial killer/rapist tendencies and being overall extremely disturbed >casting glenn howerton as the brother who’s entire character arc is just walking into a house and getting fucking destroyed by a shotgun >wasting glenn howerton

    1,855 17
  4. T
    trin 8 月 24, 2026

    idk i think i could survive

    3,260 16
  5. T
    tobias (: 8 月 24, 2026

    felt like I could relate to liv tyler in this because I would probably cry if someone came into my house and started playing music I didn’t like

    1,468 4
  6. M
    maya 8 月 24, 2026

    this is only 1 hour and 27 minutes? damn it felt like it would never end

    1,224 5
  7. R
    riley 8 月 24, 2026

    honestly nothin scarier than ppl knockin on doors n bangin on the doors. knocking n bangin on windows, pots n pans, whatever’s accessible. u bang on it, im scared on it. this movie had some bangs for sure but it lacked the punch. some bang, no punch. it banged my heart but it didnt bang my brain. heart was beating, brain was fleeting

    1,817 15
  8. R
    ronja 8 月 24, 2026

    cant believe people actually answer the door lmao grow up❤️

    3,110 4
  9. E
    ellie🫧 8 月 24, 2026

    everything that happens in this film is absolute karma for proposing at someone else’s wedding

    6,825 15
  10. A
    adambolt 8 月 24, 2026

    ooOooOoo so spooky he wear scaryyyy maskkkk OOoOoh loud jumpscare noise OOoOo wow so scarrrreeee

    1,738
  11. H
    Helen 8 月 24, 2026

    “…Because you were home.” The scene where Liv Tyler was smoking in the living room and you see “guy in mask” appear behind her (without her noticing) still feels so incredibly violating and effective. I don’t care how many times I watch this, it still makes me uncomfortable from start to finish.

    2,230 11
  12. 🧛

    “HEL-💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥” -dennis reynolds

    2,037 3
  13. S
    saitamalee 8 月 24, 2026

    bok gibi

  14. K
    karsy ⋆˚꩜。 8 月 23, 2026

    ne desem bilemedim yani şimdi böyle olunca…

  15. F
    Fateful_Cat 8 月 23, 2026

    Worth a watch, but just not that interesting. I am having trouble saying much about the film, its really not that interesting or really bad. Just kinda mid.

  16. T
    Tyler van Niel 8 月 23, 2026

    Such good tension.

    1
  17. M
    Micka4 8 月 23, 2026

    slasher clichê e sprout and the bean 🎶

  18. K
    KieMD 8 月 23, 2026

    how it felt being left home alone at night as a kid.

  19. M
    Maël 8 月 23, 2026

    Mhm enft j’ai aimé mais jsp j’ai l’impression les personnages font juste 0 effort donc j’ai faillit rage quit

  20. L
    Lover girl 8 月 23, 2026

    I’ve would called the police the second I heard the strange banging

  21. K
    kingGthe1st 8 月 23, 2026

    Mid

  22. L
    lohhanadarc 8 月 23, 2026

    na primeira batida na porta eu estaria no Alasca, BEM LONGE dali. Nota 3.

  23. B

    Entertaining to say the least. But most of the movie I just felt like I was watching people run away from other people trying to kill them. There was no crazy plot twist or anything like that

  24. M
    Meghan Labbree 8 月 23, 2026

    I’m sorry but I’m hauling ass the moment someone is standing outside my door at in a ceramic doll mask

  25. J
    JamisonLee 8 月 23, 2026

    Wow this stand alone movie isn’t too bad!

  26. G
    gabbyr006 8 月 23, 2026

    Because you were home is crazy

  27. G
    Grayson 8 月 23, 2026

    Just okay. If the good guy has a shot gun and the bad people don’t really have anything other than an axe, the shotgun should usually win.

  28. C
    Chase Faragher 8 月 23, 2026

    Merle Haggard on the record player and Dennis from it’s always sunny together?? Dynamo decision

  29. M
    Makima's Attorney 8 月 23, 2026

    I can see how this was scary at the time, but these guys make Ghostface look like Jason Voorhees.

    1
  30. G
    gbauman32 8 月 23, 2026

    Go away

    1
  31. A
    Adri 8 月 23, 2026

    El verdadero problema es atender la puerta después de las 8pm

  32. S
    starpotato1021 8 月 23, 2026

    fuckkk noo

  33. J
    Jadagingerelli 8 月 23, 2026

    my friend cried at the end

  34. C
    cleoisleng 8 月 23, 2026

    VERY scary i watched this when i was younger and i couldn’t sleep for nights at a time. the part at the end when it says based on a true story did it for me. fuckknf terrifying

  35. F
    fxl12 8 月 23, 2026

    Horripilante

  36. S
    serapphire 8 月 23, 2026

    fucking scary

  37. J
    JhonyMovie 8 月 23, 2026

    Ruim n assista👍

  38. H
    hanuhcats 8 月 23, 2026

    Glenn Howerton spent five singular minutes in this whole ass movie and ate boots down

    1
  39. V
    viki 8 月 23, 2026

    ???

  40. I
    Iheartmoney3 8 月 23, 2026

    “Because you were home” is the most chilling line ever

  41. P
    peethan_3 8 月 23, 2026

    had me stressing sometimes, especially with some of the decisions the leads made. sure they’re in a stressful situation and i’d be messing up too but cmon bro just lock in😭 the strangers are fairly creepy and i thought it was pretty interesting they didn’t kill the leads until daytime, to me kind of showing that bad things can happen at any time, you’re not just safe bc the sun’s up. time to watch prey at night and a top 3 trilogy of all time, the strangers chapters movies🫩

  42. P
    pinkmiragemotel 8 月 23, 2026

    don’t watch while vacationing in a cabin deep inside a forest like i did, it’s genuinely not worth the paranoia.

  43. G
    gae1 8 月 22, 2026

    omg im so scared?? they rly flopped that trilogy

  44. A
    Adair_Duart 8 月 22, 2026

    “Eres pecadora? Aveces” 😐

  45. E
    Ethan Powers 8 月 22, 2026

    All edge no bust

  46. M
    McKenna DeYoung 8 月 22, 2026

    Good thing I’m grown up now so I don’t have to be afraid of “Mama Tried” anymore

    1
  47. F
    Finn Cunningham 8 月 22, 2026

    NOTHING BUT THE EDGE Ultimate edge lord horror Tell don’t show Zero substance just all anticipatory suspense. At one point they just started playing spooky noise mix No. 5 while she was hiding with the radio. I’m sorry she didn’t stand up for like 20 to 30 minutes after she fell just non stop crawling around There were some real F performances in this group project. No one has a sense of urgency.

  48. A
    Alexis Zárate 8 月 22, 2026

    Tutorial de qué no hacer en una situación de Home Invasion.

  49. C
    carolbauman 8 月 22, 2026

    An issue introverts (me) wouldn’t have because we would simply pretend no one was home and no doors would have been opened 🙏🏼

    1
  50. T
    trvp_pj 8 月 22, 2026

    yeah… i hate men

  51. C
    Cesar Ramirez 8 月 22, 2026

    Buen suspenso👀

  52. N
    nateysupreme 8 月 22, 2026

    It felt like a plot outline of a more fleshed out movie

  53. A
    America's Hometown Horror 8 月 22, 2026

    Dennis Reynolds done dirty

  54. N
    N8 8 月 22, 2026

    You’ve got to fortify a perimeter

    1
  55. S
    Sean of the Dead 8 月 21, 2026

    I’ll stand by this statement until my bitter-ass end that The Strangers should’ve been a standalone movie… it was literally the perfect-ass home invasion movie & shouldn’t have had any sequels. There isn’t even much to say about the movie; the plot is simple but good, along with the pacing, & the acting is solid asf. The most I can say about the movie is, imagine your proposal just got rejected, & now these three random-ass freaks are not only trying to murder you,…

  56. T
    Trace 8 月 14, 2026

    Making bad decisions the movie. Often pointless but hey, that’s the point amiright??! I’ll say for what it is on a small scale it’s somewhat impressive. I see why it’s stuck around in a cult movie sense but really it’s just a horror film with cheap tricks. Glenn Howerton appearance was p good and that particular “twist” is actually the most damning moment of the movie.

  57. J
    justin 1 月 3, 2026

    what kind of person actually opens the door for someone at 1am??? they were practically begging to be murdered with that kind of attitude.

  58. L
    licerio 11 月 12, 2025

    POR QUÉ ESTÁ TANTO TIEMPO DESCALZAAAAAA

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My rating

L Liv Tyler Kristen McKay
S Scott Speedman James Hoyt
G Gemma Ward Dollface
K Kip Weeks Man in the Mask
L Laura Margolis Pin-Up Girl
G Glenn Howerton Mike
A Alex Fisher Mormon Boy #1
P Peter Clayton-Luce Mormon Boy #2
N Nick Barghini Joe - Lumberjack (uncredited)
S Shawn McClellan Shawn the Bartender (uncredited)
J Jordan Orr Jordan - 911 Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Director Bryan Bertino
Writer Bryan Bertino
Producer Thomas J. Busch, Doug Davison, Roy Lee, Nathan Kahane
Executive Producer Kelli Konop, Joseph Drake, Sonny Mallhi, Marc D. Evans, Trevor Macy
Editor Kevin Greutert
Original Music Tom Hajdu, Andy Milburn, tomandandy
Sound Chris M. Jacobson, Brad Brock, Marti D. Humphrey, Jeffree Bloomer, Scott Hecker, Rick Hromadka, Cliff Latimer, Derek Pippert
Special Effects David Beavis, Michael J. Hudson, William Purcell
Stunts Cal Johnson
Art Direction Linwood Taylor
Casting Tracy Kilpatrick, Lindsey Hayes Kroeger, David Rapaport
Synopsis
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
Director
Bryan Bertino
Writer
Bryan Bertino
Studio
Intrepid Pictures, Rogue Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Mandate Pictures
Country
USA
Language
English
Year
2008
Runtime
86 mins

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