The Guest

Name: The Guest
Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Released: September 17, 2014
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Dan Stevens, Joel Moore, Leland Orser, Maika Monroe, Sheila Kelley

2014

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Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews

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Picturehouse | Release Date: September 17, 2014 | R

Starring: Dan Stevens, Joel Moore, Leland Orser, Maika Monroe, Sheila Kelley

Summary: A soldier (Dan Stevens) introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.

Director: Adam Wingard

Genre(s): Action, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Amy Nicholson

Sep 16, 2014

A transcendent comic chiller, when The Guest's characters are in peril we actually care, and Wingard respectfully makes the kills clean and quick. Read full review

Tirdad Derakhshani

Oct 31, 2014

The filmmakers don't bother hammering home a backstory or explaining why David is crazy. They just throw us in the deep end and dazzle us with a series of violent encounters that ends with a deadly chase in a surreal fun house maze of mirrors. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jun 27, 2014

The Guest is blood-soaked action trash of a high grade. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Sep 20, 2014

The Guest isn’t here to deliver an earnest social message about the state of veterans’ affairs. Instead, the way good horror movies do, it channels our collective fear, guilt, and rage by creating a monster. Read full review

Ed Gonzalez

Sep 13, 2014

David's perversity as a character is mostly disarming for how it illuminates the sadness with which a foe can so readily be confused for a savior. Read full review

Peter Travers

Sep 18, 2014

It's hellish good fun. Stevens is mesmerizing as the avenger, helping director Adam Wingard turn The Guest into a blast of wicked mirth and malice. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Oct 9, 2014

Until it becomes completely demented, The Guest is a perfectly respectable thriller, and even when it stops being respectable — even when it goes off the rails and becomes ridiculous — it’s still entertaining. Read full review

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Darth_Kane

Dec 26, 2014

OK, so I just randomly stumbled upon this gem on a list of films that was not shown on the big screen this year in my country. And man, was I in for a surprise. I mean, this is truly one of the best movies that I have ever seen, and one that I will tell all my friends to watch. The tensionOK, so I just randomly stumbled upon this gem on a list of films that was not shown on the big screen this year in my country. And man, was I in for a surprise. I mean, this is truly one of the best movies that I have ever seen, and one that I will tell all my friends to watch. The tension and the unique atmosphere it builds is truly remarkable, the lead actor who I never even heard of before gave an astonishing performance. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack. Great movie, don't miss it!… Expand

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papadrew7

Dec 22, 2014

Every once in a while there are movies that fail in the theaters that you watch on dvd and scratch your head and wonder why? I see why the critics really enjoyed this movie and rated it so high but it is disappointing when movies like this fail but transformers age of extinction which couldEvery once in a while there are movies that fail in the theaters that you watch on dvd and scratch your head and wonder why? I see why the critics really enjoyed this movie and rated it so high but it is disappointing when movies like this fail but transformers age of extinction which could be summed up by watching an explosion on repeat for over two hours does well. I guess choke it up to the dumbing down of society. The guest can be summed up as making a movie about michael meyers taking his mask off and finding out he is a pretty cool guy. The movie was a well acted and filled with suspense captured so well on the screen that I found myself holding my breathe at times. The soundtrack was also very well done. Do yourself a favor and check out this movie.… Expand

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slappycider

Jan 21, 2015

Ummmm.... I don't quite know what to say about this movie. First of all, the soundtrack is absolutely awesome. It's a shame that the soundtrack doesn't fit the mood of the film in the slightest. The movie has no 80's flair to it at all.

Also, the story completely derails in the secondUmmmm.... I don't quite know what to say about this movie. First of all, the soundtrack is absolutely awesome. It's a shame that the soundtrack doesn't fit the mood of the film in the slightest. The movie has no 80's flair to it at all.

Also, the story completely derails in the second half. I lost track of it when they started into the whole super-soldier thing.

I did love the haunted house set-piece though. Definitely the standout moment of the film.… Expand

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Dokalu

Jan 16, 2015

Ok, it's not the best movie ever, but it is entertaining. Besides the fact that it has the most cliched family characters ever (the hot older sister, the smart young brother, and the two fighting parents), the additional story to that can be pretty interesting. It's well directed andOk, it's not the best movie ever, but it is entertaining. Besides the fact that it has the most cliched family characters ever (the hot older sister, the smart young brother, and the two fighting parents), the additional story to that can be pretty interesting. It's well directed and written. Though, I didn't like the ending (the las ten seconds).… Expand

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KSArvind

Dec 4, 2022

How did they even greenlight this nonsensical garbage of a film that has made no sense.

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