The Visitor fingerprintStrong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Visitor is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and hopeful
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic, hopeful, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Visitor is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.6, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 44 min
The Visitor runs 1 h 44 min.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 80 out of 100, so both groups see The Visitor much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $18 million worldwide, 4.5 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Arabic, French, Romanian. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Visitor in 13 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for The Visitor, including Wouldn't Hurt a Child, God-Karting with Beelzebub, One-Winged Angel.
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