Summary
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 58Audiences 61GoodWatch 59
Tomatometer60%
Metascore55
Audience score72%
IMDb5.9
User score5.8
Letterboxd · 220 K ratings2.7/5
Box office
2.4×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $82 M
Worldwide it earned $47 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9599Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 15 more
+51Released
2023
May 31, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 14 more20 people
- Sophie ThatcherSadie Harper
- Vivien Lyra BlairSawyer Harper
- Chris MessinaWill Harper
- David DastmalchianLester Billings
- Marin IrelandRita Billings
- Madison HuBethany
- Maddie NicholsNatalie
- Mabel TylerAbby
Leeann RossCassidy
Shauna RappoldCara Harper
LisaGay HamiltonDr. Weller
Cristala CarterDetective Garland
Shayla BagirWoman With Nosering
Han SotoMild-Mannered Man
Seylan BaxterMedium
Aadyn EncalardeClassmate- RSRio Sarah MachadoAnne
- EBEllie BogertAnnie Billings
- MBMaisie BogertAnnie Billings
Noah BrandWell-Meaning Freshman
Directing · 3
- Rob Savage Director
- Colin MacLellan First Assistant Director
- Jason Chandler Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Scott Beck Screenstory, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Mark Heyman Screenplay
- Bryan Woods Screenplay, Screenstory, Executive Producer
- Stephen King Short Story
Production · 10
- John H. Starke Executive Producer
- Emily Morris Executive Producer
- Adam Kolbrenner Executive Producer
- Ryan H. Cunningham Executive Producer
- Robyn Meisinger Executive Producer
- Shawn Levy Producer
Camera · 2
- Eli Born Director of Photography
- Patti Perret Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Peter Gvozdas Editor
Sound · 11
- Patrick Jonsson Original Music Composer
- Russell Topal Sound Designer
- Craig Mann Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Trevor Gates Supervising Sound Editor
- Chris Navarro ADR Mixer
- Mark DeSimone ADR Mixer
Art · 4
- Jeremy Woodward Production Design
- Tim Cohn Set Decoration
- John Sanchez Art Direction
- Adam McClain Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Kari Perkins Costume Design
- Gabrielle Burns Hairstylist
- Myeisha Wade Hairstylist
- Miranda Welsh Key Hair Stylist
- Courtney Lether Makeup Artist
- Chelsea Barber Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 3
- Paul Graff Visual Effects Supervisor
- Matt Kutcher Special Effects Supervisor
- Christina Graff Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Allen Parks Gaffer
Other crew · 8
- Chelsea Bruland Stunt Coordinator
- Judd Wild Stunts
- Molly Miller Stunts
- Sarah Fisher Stunts
- Max Patrucco Stunts
- Jamie Marie Dunn Stunts
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