Review of The Strangers (1998) by Joey T — 07 Oct 2012

Great movie! One of my favorite horror flicks.

This review of The Strangers (1998) was written by Joey T on 07 Oct 2012.

The Strangers has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Logan S (241) on 27 Nov 2017

If you don't like this movie, that's fine. But personally, I thought it was great…

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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 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 Dylan F (275) on 27 Oct 2018

Bryan Bertino's The Strangers is quite original with it's presentation and tension…

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By Sandra M (306) 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 Andrew R (1,534) on 12 Jul 2016

Very good movie…

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By Doctor S (657) on 01 Apr 2017

Very disappointing and that it spends the first 20 minutes in anchor steam marital drama, and then relies too heavily on ambient offscreen…

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By Sean Fennessey (47) for The Ringer (285) on 30 Sep 2018

Sometimes evil happens without explanation. Rarely is it shown in such plain, quiet, horrifying fashion. Don't watch this alone…

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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 Jacob L (312) 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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