Review of The Strangers (1980) by Cole C — 07 Jul 2013

Why are you doing this? Because your home!

This review of The Strangers (1980) was written by Cole C on 07 Jul 2013.

The Strangers has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Gla S (4) on 18 Sep 2017

There is not one bad thing that I can think of other than maybe shortening up a bit...all considered though- I have no clue when or where could…

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By Adam Nayman (350) for The Ringer (285) on 09 Mar 2018

Bertino's directorial smarts are on display from the first slow-cut montage of rural homes glimpsed from the window of a moving car…

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By Chris A (1,156) on 31 Mar 2018

I got bored by like the first 5 minutes of watching. The scares weren't very scary, and the movie was just a mess…

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By Cassandra C (63) on 21 Aug 2018

Your standard home invasion movie. Slow and scary with a little cliche character dumbness . Could of used more twists to the plot…

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By Delysid D (566) on 22 Apr 2017

I liked this film. I liked the seventies feel and I thought it was an old fashioned horror movie that didn't try to be too clever…

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By Colton D (180) on 20 Mar 2017

A well crafted, well acted and subtly creepy film that buckles under cliched horror film tropes and a paper thin story…

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By Libby C (29) on 29 Jun 2016

There was one truly scary scene. Otherwise it's just hard to empathize with a woman too stupid to put on shoes or call 911…

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By Trevor S (327) on 04 Jun 2017

This was masterfully done. Bryan Bertino wrote a great script full of suspense. The atmosphere was full on creepy and old school…

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By Lewis C (442) on 13 Sep 2018

Pretty bad. Covers all the horror movie cliches. Why did they not drive away? Because the budget forced them to stay in the house…

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By Waleed A (914) on 01 Aug 2018

The Strangers lacks characters development, but its intriguing premise is enough to keep the spectator interested in this sometimes thrilling…

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