The Strangers

Theatrical - Wide 2008-05-30

Cast Liv Tyler Scott Speedman Gemma Ward Kip Weeks Laura Margolis
Directed by Bryan Bertino
Written by Bryan Bertino

Box Office Gross: $83,051,676

Running Time: 86 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Intrepid Pictures, Rogue Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, Mandate Pictures

Genres: Horror

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7/10

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... See more if they hope to survive.

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Review Date: Director: Bryan Bertino Writer: Bryan Bertino Producers: Doug Davison, Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee Actors: Liv Tyler as Kristen Scott Speedman as James Glenn Howerton as Mike Plot: A young couple return home after a wedding, a little drunk,...

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