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The Visit

PG-13

Released Sep 11, 2015

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

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Critics Consensus

The Visit provides horror fans with a satisfying blend of thrills and laughs -- and also signals a welcome return to form for writer-director M. Night Shyamalan.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Here, [Shyamalan] loosened up, shed some of his ego, and reminded all of us what a gifted writer and director he truly is.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 12, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

M. Night Shyamalan made another good movie, and I'm as surprised as you are.

May 3, 2016

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

The Visit is a pleasant surprise.

Nov 10, 2015

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

The Visit is a return to form for Shyamalan.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

While Shyamalan doesn’t reinvent the wheel with “The Visit”, he does show the creative flourishes that made him a respected name and overnight success in the horror-thriller genre.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s all a very transparent metaphor for family reconciliation and what happens when your old wounds don’t heal.

Rated: 2/4

May 27, 2022

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Georgan G

Not really scary, but a wild film nonetheless. Once the grandchildren were at their visit, it kinda was put together nicely. However, who the hell is going to let their kids stay with their estranged grandparents without even a photo of them?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Spike G

Enjoyable enough but it's perfect

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/01/24

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Bruno K

Hi guys ! Ok so POV you’re a student who just looooves horror films but you can’t seem to find any good ones any more ! What a horrible situation to be in ! Luckily this film will SYS (save your soul) run don’t walk to watch this film in a cinema near you ! Best film ever tbh ! Very good child and great children ! Who knows ? could be the move !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Ask S

Creepy concept, good acting, resolving ending. Starts off with a happy tone, and this unsettling feeling gradually builds. Until the end, where everything finally comes together. It is nice to have a resolving ending for a change. The relationship between the sister and brother feels very real. It is also nice to see a movie where kids are not just written as small adults, but has the quirks and different views that kids would in real life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Aidan B

Don't listen to the negative reviews!!! This is a great movie that made me laugh cry, and poop myself! (I have incontinence)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Kelly N

Just stupid, dumb and pointless

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Ed Oxenbould

Tyler

Deanna Dunagan

Nana

Peter McRobbie

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Synopsis

Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and younger brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan, Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse
Rating: PG-13 (Some Nudity|Brief Language|Terror|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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