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The Guest

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A string of mysterious deaths leads a teenager to become suspicious of a soldier (Dan Stevens) who showed up on her family's doorstep and claimed to be a friend of her dead brother.
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Critics Consensus

Boasting enough intelligence to bolster its darkly violent thrills, The Guest offers another treat for genre fans from director Adam Wingard.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Jan 5, 2015
One of the many pleasures of director Adam Wingard's tough, fun thriller "The Guest" is seeing Matthew Crawley -- er, British actor Dan Stevens -- serve up a mesmerizing star turn of psycho charm. Go to Full Review Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter Jan 5, 2015
A slow-burn approach seems to pose a challenging change-up for the filmmakers, who struggle to build tension as the second acts stretches well past the point when the level of menace should be escalating. Go to Full Review Kate Erbland Film.com Jan 5, 2015
7.2/10
Wickedly entertaining. Go to Full Review Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 20, 2023
5/5
Devout horror fans might be underwhelmed with this You're Next follow-up, but The Guest delivers both laughs and thrills in an action-oriented experience, while showcasing the immense talents of the creepy Dan Stevens. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jul 18, 2022
3.5/4
Stevens elevates The Guest into an experience every bit as tricky and intelligent as You’re Next. Go to Full Review Niall Browne Movies in Focus Oct 31, 2021
4/5
A lean and mean thriller, director Adam Wingard's The Guest is a hugely entertaining affair. Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett keep this retro-style pic simple in order to craft some tense moments and punchy action sequences. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Griffith J @griffithxjohnson Sep 12, 2026 The people who say this is good are delusional liars because this is basically a Lifetime movie with no believable situations or character reactions. Almost awesome concepts but absolutely nothing worthwhile done with them. Such cringy acting from a solid cast, but wow they are bad in their early careers. Wingard does know how to shoot cool action scenes even if his story & characters are atrocious. Great establishing shots & a score/soundtrack that bumps but that just makes the tone even more confusing. See more Anthony H @Hardy Sep 3, 2026 This film was weird in a very interesting way. All of the character drama and the build-up was great in this movie, but once we got to the point of the story, it started to drag a bit. The music in this film is really good and added a surprising element to the film. All in all, this film kept me entertained, and I enjoyed it. See more Zachary S @Zach154 Sep 2, 2026 As a director Adam Wingard has yet to disappoint as I have loved every single film I’ve seen of his so far. Finally got around to see The Guest since Adam talked about his new film coming this weekend Onslaught being in the same universe. See more Rich C @Cordu0702 Aug 28, 2026 Decent film. Got a little weird at the end. See more Azmuth T @thatcoooolguy Aug 20, 2026 i think its rlly a good movie but the only problem is that they missed giving us more infos about it and the end is kinda good and bad at the same time but i think its rlly a good movie worth a watch See more canan S @Canan5001 Aug 5, 2026 This was painful. It was slow and made no sense as to his motives, and then when you find out they are so paper-thin you couldn't roll a joint with it. I almost turned it off, but decided not to because I was morbidly curious about how they were going to polish this turd. See more Read all reviews
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Adam Wingard

Director

Dan Stevens

David

Maika Monroe

Anna

Leland Orser

Mr. Peterson

Sheila Kelley

Mrs. Peterson

Brendan Meyer

Luke

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The Guest

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Movie Info

Synopsis A string of mysterious deaths leads a teenager to become suspicious of a soldier (Dan Stevens) who showed up on her family's doorstep and claimed to be a friend of her dead brother.
Director
Adam Wingard
Producer
Keith Calder, Jessica Calder
Screenwriter
Simon Barrett
Distributor
Picturehouse
Production Co
Snoot Films, Splendid Film
Rating
R (Some Drug Use|A Scene of Sexuality|Strong Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$332.9K
Runtime
1h 39m
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