Summary
Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 82Audiences 67GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer90%
Metascore74
Audience score69%
User score6.7
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 280 K ratings3.2/5
Box office
35%of its budget back
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $355 K
Worldwide it made back $355 K of the $1 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104100Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 14 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+4Released
2016
April 8, 2016
10 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more16 people
- Logan Marshall-GreenWill
- Tammy BlanchardEden
- Emayatzy CorinealdiKira
- Michiel HuismanDavid
- John Carroll LynchPruitt
- Lindsay BurdgeSadie
- Mike DoyleTommy
- Jay LarsonBen
Michelle KrusiecGina
Karl YuneChoi
Jordi VilasusoMiguel
Marieh DelfinoClaire
Toby HussDr. Joseph
Aiden LovekampTy
Danielle CamastraAnnie
Trish GatesFollower
Directing · 1
- Karyn Kusama Director
Writing · 2
- Matt Manfredi Screenplay, Producer
- Phil Hay Screenplay, Producer
Production · 12
- Mynette Louie Executive Producer
- Geralyn White Dreyfous Executive Producer
- Julie Parker Benello Executive Producer
- Wendy Ettinger Executive Producer
- Nate Bolotin Executive Producer
- Dan Cogan Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Bobby Shore Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Plummy Tucker Editor
Sound · 2
- Theodore Shapiro Original Music Composer
- Phillip Blackford Sound Designer
Art · 5
- Almitra Corey Production Design
- Ben Plunkett Set Decoration
- Tom Obed Art Direction
- Hallie Kutak Assistant Art Director
- Nik Taylor Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Alysia Raycraft Costume Design
- Sarah Coggins Costume Supervisor
- Carrie Mercado Makeup Effects Designer
- Cale Thomas Makeup Effects Designer
- Paula Scarpino Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 2
- Tim LeDoux Visual Effects Supervisor
- Greg M. Silverman Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Rian Johnson Thanks
- Lauren Shaw Stunt Double
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