The Visitor fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Terrifying and tense
Fast from start to finish.
The Visitor is terrifying, tense, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Mystery and the mind
Its world is built around mystery and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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The Visitor is included with a subscription to Fandor and ARROW in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64/100 (IMDb 5.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 79%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 49 min
The Visitor runs 1 h 49 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Visitor higher (79) than audiences (48). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in Italy, United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Visitor in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for The Visitor, including Mood Whiplash, As You Know, Hall of Mirrors.
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