The Strangers: Chapter 1
(2024)
Overview
After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple 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 motives.
Director
Renny Harlin
Writers
Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Bryan Bertino
Top Billed
Madelaine Petsch
Keywords
Top Billed Cast
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Collection
The Strangers (Remake) Collection
Reviews
CinemaSerf
⭐ 6/10May 23, 2024
The heavy trailing of this and the fact that it's part one does little to help any sense of menace as we follow the young "Maya" (Madelaine Petsch) and boyfriend "Ryan" (Froy Gutierrez) on their road trip to Portland. She's heading to start a new job as an architect, and it looks like she might have been responsible for manscaping her boyfriend's perfect visage as this annoyingly loved up and clingy couple arrive at a remote rural diner. They're … read the rest.
r96sk
⭐ 5/10May 23, 2024
<em>'The Strangers: Chapter 1'</em> is a let-down.
It sets the scene well with some tension and is held together by a strong score, visually in terms of cinematography and literally in the case of the masks it is fairly effective too but the film doesn't really do enough - with those aforementioned positives and just in general. It starts onscreen by describing forthcoming events as "brutal", yet by the end I don't really feel like I saw anyth…
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TheSceneSnobs
⭐ 1/10July 9, 2024
This reimagining of the far superior original was an abysmal disappointment. While attempting to build a trilogy or franchise, it's crucial to ensure that each movie can stand on its own. Unfortunately, this film fails to achieve that, presenting a boring three-act structure where nothing significant happens.
The film's suspense is nonexistent, failing to create any sense of tension or atmosphere. A suspenseful movie should keep viewers on the…
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kevin2019
⭐ 5/10January 2, 2025
"The Strangers: Chapter One" is completely devoid of everything that made "The Strangers" (2008) such a compelling and menacing motion picture. The strangers of the title are immediately at a disadvantage this time around because they obviously no longer have the element of surprise on their side. We have seen it all before as they silently move through the shadows while observing their unsuspecting prey before finally attacking them without merc… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$8,500,000
Revenue
$48,166,448