B001D2WU9I

025193330222

2008

2008-05-30

86

1h 26min

Awards, 1 win & 15 nominations

Bryan Bertino

Bryan Bertino

Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Gemma Ward

Thomas J. Busch, Doug Davison, Joseph Drake, Marc D. Evans, Nathan Kahane, Kelli Konop, Roy Lee, Trevor Macy, Sonny Mallhi

Tomandandy

Peter Sova

Kevin Greutert

Lindsey Hayes Kroeger, David Rapaport

John D. Kretschmer

Linwood Taylor

Missy Berent Ricker

Susan Kaufmann

Coni Andress, Wendy Bell, Jennifer Santiago, Vincent Schicchi, Leigh Ann Yandle

Thomas J. Busch, Jane Nerlinger Evans, Jason Leib, Tom Nicoll, Judy Richter, Andrew Rona, Ben Urquhart

Linda Brachman, Nicole Feder, Tim Fitzgerald, Rudy Persico

Jerry Adderton, Gillian Albinski, Daniel Auber, John B. Clarey III, Danielle Couture, Nick S. Cross, Joshua L. Ellsworth, Helen Fooks, Craig Gilmore, Geoffrey S. Grimsman, Chris Holcombe, Doug Kelejian, Otto Lindsey, Stephanie Macomber, Dim McRemnant, Kelly Rubottom, Thomas Michael Ryan, Jeffrey Schlatter, Deanna Tilley, Luci Wilson, Andre Hyland, Steve A. Stephenson, Kevin Stone

Jeffree Bloomer, Brad Brock, Timothy Cargioli, Gary A. Hecker, Scott Hecker, Albert Hedgepeth, Rick Hromadka, Marti D. Humphrey, Chris M. Jacobson, Cliff Latimer, Derek Pippert, Philip Rogers, Jeff Rosen, Roy Seeger, Brad Semenoff

David Beavis, David Hill, Michael J. Hudson, William Purcell, Susan Beavis

Ozzie Carmona, Michael Degtjarewsky, Mark Freund, Maureen Healy, Phillip Hoffman, Bill Holloway, Patrick Keenan, Erin L. Nelson, Jim O Hagan, Bobby R. Poirier, Tristan Rayos, Jon Stern, Wilson Tang

Cal Johnson

Jason Bellitto, Hugh Braselton, Rick Crank, Catherine Cravens, Lee Donaldson, Brian Gunter, Daniel R. Haizlip, Geoff Herbert, W.C. Chunky Huse, Tony Jenzano, Gary Johnson, Brian Johnston, Roy Knauf, Jon Ladd, Frank McGough, David Morenz, Terry O Deen, Mark N. Overton, Harrison Palmer, Doug Robinson, James Selph, Steve A. Stephenson, Jeff Sterner, Brian Sullivan, John R. Sutton, Mike Torino, German Valle, Glenn Watson

Maxann Crotts, Tracy Kilpatrick, Caitlin McKenna

Catherine A. Abreo, Emmie Holmes, Laura Kaminski, Karen Keyes, Janet Melody, Stephen K. Randolph, Maria Vaughan

Tony Bacigalupi, Zack Howard, Trent Johnson, Kim Roseborough, Mark Sachen, Akkara Srauy, April McMorris, Everette Webber

Kimberly Bishop, Steve Rhea

Christine Bergren, Tom Boyd, Michael Brake, Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, Todd Brodie, Jessica Catron, George Doering, Jeremy Drake, Peter Fuchs, M.B. Gordy, Mark Graham, Maarten Hofmeijer, Season Kent, Frank Macchia, Dwight Mikkelsen, Sheri Ozeki, Marni Sanders, Josh Sarles, Lee Scott, Andrew Silver, Steven L. Smith, G.E. Stinson, Paul Talkington, James Thatcher, tomandandy, Bruce White, Allan Wilson

Donald Binder, Christie Chaplin, Alan Hilburn Jr., Skip Long, Lee Siler, Scott Siler

Pamela Alessandrelli, John Alfred, Susan J. Bonno-Buckner, Jen Brett, Jennifer D. Corley, Betsy Custer, Ashleigh Falls, Randy Gardner, Alex Heineman, Pam Holdridge, Renee Kitterman, Ashley Kravitz, Robert Labrecque, Jennifer Lemmond, Karen Love, Brandon Lyles, Christie Mattull, Genevieve McDevitt, Terry Mettger, Jack Munn, Craig Newkirk, Oak Porcelli, Alicia Rudd, Damien Saccani, Rima Saleeby, Tracey Schaefer, Ben Urquhart, Kho Wong, Stephanie Yeager, Paulette Osorio, Christian Skibinski

Michael A. Connolly, Elizabeth Rowin

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Rogue Pictures, Intrepid Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment

USA

English

R

6.1

130964

47

The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino, in his directorial debut. The plot follows Kristen (Liv Tyler) and James (Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked criminals who infiltrate the home. The screenplay was inspired by two real-life events: the multiple-homicide Manson family Tate murders and a series of break-ins that occurred in Bertino s neighborhood as a child. Some journalists noted similarities between the film and the Keddie cabin murders that occurred in Keddie, California in 1981, though Bertino did not cite this as a reference.

Made on a budget of $9 million, the film was shot on location in rural South Carolina in the fall of 2006. Originally slated for a theatrical release in November 2007, it was postponed before a theatrical release on May 30, 2008. The film became a sleeper hit, grossing $82 million at the box office worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, with some praising its atmosphere and tension, and others criticizing its script and characters.

Contemporary film scholars have interpreted it as a criticism of the perceived safety of pastoral life, as well as an exploration of stranger-on-stranger violence. In the years since its release, it has become a cult film. A sequel, titled The Strangers: Prey at Night, was released on March 9, 2018.

$9,000,000 (estimated)

$20,997,985

$52,597,610

$82,410,456

Fear,masked intruder,cabin in the woods,masked villain,smoke alarm