In Theaters Now

2024
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 31 m

2024
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 31 m

Summary After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.

Horror

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Written By: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland

In Theaters Now

2024
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 31 m

2024
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 31 m

The Strangers: Chapter 1

Name: The Strangers: Chapter 1
Genre: Horror
Released: 2024-05-17
Duration: 1 min 31 s
Rating: 44
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Ryan Bown, Matus Lajcak, Olivia Kreutzova, Letizia Fabbri

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings

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Horror

Directed By: Renny Harlin

Written By: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland

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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

5% Positive
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74% Mixed
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21% Negative
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Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews

5% Positive
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74% Mixed
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21% Negative
4 Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times

May 16, 2024

In a pair of elegantly chilling sequences (the editing in this film is superb), Maya and Ryan fight for their lives against the needle-drop background of first “Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues and later “The Best of Times” by Styx. You’ll never think of those classic rock tunes in the same way again.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

IndieWire

May 16, 2024

Yes, the masks are great. And yes, home invasions will aways be scary. But when it comes to messing with genre classics, your answer to “Why remake a near-perfect film?” can’t be “It was here.”

By Alison Foreman FULL REVIEW

RogerEbert.com

May 17, 2024

Once we're able to see Harlin's new trilogy as a whole, “Chapter 1” might feel more essential to the 4.5-hour experience. Right now, it just feels overly familiar.

By Brian Tallerico FULL REVIEW

Slashfilm

May 16, 2024

The Strangers didn't need these horror tropes to become a sensation, so it's very odd to see them shoehorned into this new trilogy.

By BJ Colangelo FULL REVIEW

The Daily Beast

May 16, 2024

Whereas Bertino’s original was sleek, sinister and deft, this do-over is noisy, dull and dumb as a bag of rocks.

By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

Slant Magazine

May 16, 2024

This film’s approach to slasher film mayhem is liable to induce some serious déjà vu.