Review of The Strangers (2008) by Trey D — 15 Apr 2012

Finally, a film that is genuinely scary w/o the gore..

This review of The Strangers (2008) was written by Trey D on 15 Apr 2012.

The Strangers has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Matthew K (819) 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 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 Nicholas W (449) on 07 Mar 2018

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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 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 Damian S (504) on 08 Jun 2018

Repetitiva , un film mas de terror slasher basada en echos reales que se queda sin fuerza , no tiene justificacion no muestra nada distinto…

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By Drone41 (69) on 15 Feb 2018

Total waste of time. Pointless and poor. Don't even try to understand it. There's no way…

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By Charlie J (241) on 24 Sep 2018

The Strangers is the most chilling thriller ever, With jump scares that will scare the living daylights out of many people. Love the Strangers…

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By Stephanie B (344) on 07 Mar 2018

Not a lot of movies actually scare me. this one did…

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