The Strangers: Chapter 1

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The Strangers: Chapter 1

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2024

1h 31m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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 in THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.

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Critics Consensus

Lacking the chilling suspense of the original The Strangers and proving to be just unpleasant, this Chapter 1 closes the book on itself.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

Time Out

06/14/2024

3/5

As for the strangers, all they need to be is terrifying, a task at which they consistently excel. Just make sure to stay through the credits. That is, if you haven’t already rushed home to bolt the doors.

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

05/29/2024

Personally, nihilistic horror hits me as more unpleasant and depressing than engagingly scary. Such bleakness bleeds out tension, making for a remake that is merciless but also exhaustingly familiar.

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Matt Schimkowitz

AV Club

05/18/2024

C

The Strangers no longer looks like something that can happen to anyone, but rather something that can only happen to someone in a Strangers movie.

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Don Kaye

Moviefone

Jul 6

3/10

It rehashes the original film while losing all its existential dread, and deploys stock horror tropes in the latter’s place.

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Alyshia Kelly

InBetweenDrafts

Apr 14

4/10

Fans may find solace in revisiting the spine-tingling thrills of the 2008 classic, a reminder of the chilling potential that this franchise once held.

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Sydney Lee

Horror Movie Talk

Dec 4

2/10

I don’t know if I was just tired, but I almost fell asleep at multiple points due to boredom.

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Jacob

Sep 12

Missed the point of why the original was scary

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clarkfent

Aug 19

Good ol strangers movie

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LC

Aug 8

Maybe chapter 2 will be better. 🤷‍♀️

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John M

07/26/2025

I enjoyed the movie. I took my daughters to see it. They liked it as well.

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Emma

07/24/2025

So good and suspenseful. Just a little slow in the beginning

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Elijah

07/23/2025

Expected it to be scarier

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Synopsis

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 in THE STRANGERS - CHAPTER 1, the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.

Director: Renny Harlin
Producer: Courtney Solomon, Mark Canton, Christopher Milburn, Charlie Dombek, Gary Raskin, Alastair Burlingham
Screenwriter: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Bryan Bertino
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Lionsgate, Fifth Element
Rating: R (Horror Violence|Brief Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.1M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1