The Strangers: Chapter 1
Lionsgate | Release Date: May 17, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
43
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
15
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Slant MagazineMark HansonMay 16, 2024
This film’s approach to slasher film mayhem is liable to induce some serious déjà vu. Read full review
30
The New York TimesErik PiepenburgMay 16, 2024
The hapless script — written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland and based on the original — offers nothing fresh in a tiring 91 minutes, and nothing daring to justify a new “Strangers” film, let alone a new series, especially when Bertino’s formidable film is streaming on Max. Read full review
30
IGNLena WilsonMay 16, 2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1 might freak you out if you aren’t old enough to remember The Strangers, but where its predecessor was subtle and interesting, Renny Harlin’s reboot chooses to be ridiculous and boring. Read full review
20
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiMay 16, 2024
It’s a pat retread of all the violence from the original film, with no emotional investment and no creativity in the mayhem department. Read full review
0
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 19, 2024
Sometimes the over-the-top violence can be a saving grace in such genre films. Sometimes the villain makes them worth watching. Occasionally, the suspense atones for a world of shortcomings. Not here. Read full review
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