The Intruder
Screen Gems | Release Date: May 3, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
15
Negative:
8
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMay 2, 2019
Directed by Deon Taylor with a cheeky sense of fun and deep knowledge of the genre, The Intruder is the kind of schlocky yet satisfying genre filmmaking that makes you jump and laugh at the same time. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleMay 1, 2019
The Intruder is a delightful use of the conventions of melodrama to subvert traditional horror archetypes. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriMay 13, 2019
It’s the rare actor who can make playing a character this messy look so effortless. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 2, 2019
The Intruder isn’t bringing much that’s new to the table but what it does, it does well, and there’s something to admire about its stark efficiency, dragging us along with full force, even if we know exactly where we’re going. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMay 1, 2019
The film is so full of jump scare fake-outs and shout-at-the-screen moments, it neglects to build sustained suspense — a far worse sin than its lack of logic, which can actually be kind of fun. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMay 4, 2019
Genial, jovial, and always reassuringly natural, Dennis Quaid has range and depth and is not afraid to explore challenging roles of every description. In the wacko thriller The Intruder, he decided it’s time for a trip to the dark side. Yes, fans, this time he’s the villain. Playing against type, he’s good at that, too. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Carly LewisMay 2, 2019
To watch Charlie as merely a character in a film is maybe not enough. His overwhelming encroachment on the lives of the Russell family is, however repetitive on screen, a physical embodiment of the agony of knowing something that other people refuse to see, of knowing too much and not being believed. Read full review
50
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldMay 2, 2019
There’s exactly one good jump-scare, which probably would have caused me to drop my popcorn if I hadn’t finished it already; otherwise it’s fairly uninspired. But something about Quaid’s delivery had me giggling throughout — or, at least, until things got rather too dark in the final minutes. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottMay 2, 2019
More silly than scary. This doesn’t seem to be entirely intentional, and it isn’t altogether unwelcome. Read full review
50
The PlaylistKimber MyersMay 2, 2019
The Intruder is a blunt but effective instrument. This thriller lacks subtlety and craft, but it succeeds at what it’s intending to do: keep the audience stress-eating popcorn for 100 minutes and leave entirely satisfied with the experience they just had. It’s not a good movie, but boy, is it fun. Read full review
50
Original-CinJim SlotekMay 2, 2019
The Intruder is the sort of thriller where the audience is in on pretty much everything from the beginning, and spends the rest of the movie waiting for the dolts onscreen to catch up. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonMay 1, 2019
If HGTV and Lifetime had a TV channel baby, it would produce movies like The Intruder. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattMay 1, 2019
The whole thing would be more fun, you start to feel, if Intruder just committed fully to the schlocky midnight-movie glory of it all; let Quaid’s lawn-mowing wingnut swing that ax not just for soft vulnerable body parts, but the stars. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisMay 1, 2019
A B-movie with a few thrills and plenty of inane dialogue. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 1, 2019
An entirely too manipulative, too obvious couple-in-jeopardy thriller, and a fun “bad” movie. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaMay 1, 2019
Basically, a lot of things happen; not interesting or believable things, but, hey, there's movement and action. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMay 1, 2019
A cookie-cutter thriller that takes its time getting to the (sorta) good stuff, it's for die-hards only. Read full review
38
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMay 2, 2019
The only thing of interest is the zany, over-the-top and against-type performance by Dennis Quaid, who shows what happens when “ruggedly handsome” gets an infusion of a diabolical Dirty Harry. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMay 2, 2019
The film is ostensibly about the war for the soul of a house, but it couldn’t feel less lived in. Read full review
33
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonMay 2, 2019
In an age where “so bad it’s good” has lost much of its meaning in a sea of calculated camp, The Intruder may be one of the few films of recent vintage that truly qualifies. Read full review
30
TheWrapCandice FrederickMay 1, 2019
The Intruder rings incredibly hollow. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comOdie HendersonMay 3, 2019
At a scant 84 minutes, you’d think it would move fast enough to make you forget its massive lapses in logic in favor of chills and thrills. Alas, that’s not the case here. Read full review
20
VarietyJoe LeydonMay 1, 2019
The Intruder offers few surprises of any sort. Read full review
12
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 29, 2019
There is a faintly greenish fuzz of bread mold at the edges of every frame of this stale exercise in psychological horror (subgroup: homeowner hell). Read full review
0
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMay 2, 2019
The Intruder is next-level dopey. Every single character in this film, including the villain, is irritatingly, maddeningly dumb. Nearly every scene is practically an invitation for the audience to talk back to the screen and ask these people if they’ve lost their minds. Read full review
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