The Strangers: Prey at Night

"Let us prey."

2018 1h 26m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 1,554

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Synopsis

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A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked killers pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.

“Let us prey.”

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Cast

Bailee Madison
Kinsey
Christina Hendricks
Cindy
Martin Henderson
Mike
Lewis Pullman
Luke
Damian Maffei
Man in the Mask
Emma Bellomy
Dollface
Lea Enslin
Pin-Up Girl
Mary Louise Casanta
Aunt Sheryl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johannes Roberts
Writers: Bryan Bertino, Ben Ketai
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Strangers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Johannes Roberts, shot by Ryan Samul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Adrian Johnston. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martin Brinkler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bailee Madison and Christina Hendricks and Martin Henderson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Johannes Roberts directs. Ryan Samul behind the camera. Adrian Johnston scores. Martin Brinkler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "The Strangers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Johannes Roberts, shot by Ryan Samul. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Adrian Johnston. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Martin Brinkler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bailee Madison and Christina Hendricks and Martin Henderson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Let us prey.".
10IMDB entry: tt1285009 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "road trip", "swimming pool", "sequel", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ryan Samul
Original score: Adrian Johnston
Editing: Martin Brinkler
Production design: Freddy Waff
Costume design: Carla Shivener
Makeup / hair: Tanya Tieman
VFX supervisor: Nicholas Hurst
Sound: Richard Lewis
Stunt coordinator: Cal Johnson
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,500,000
Box office: $32,144,262
Return: 257% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)

Part of

The Strangers Collection

An American horror & slasher film series that follows people who are terrorized by three masked assailants: the Man in the Mask, Dollface & Pin-Up Girl.

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Johannes Roberts

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Gimly2018-10-26
★ 5/10
I liked a lot of things in this movie that I didn't expect to, and I disliked a lot of the things I thought I'd be on board with, averaging out for a pretty midling experience. I didn't love The Strangers: Prey at Night but I was into it enough that I'd watch it again some day. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Key-Si2019-08-24
★ 8/10
Now that's what I call a surprise. After the first "The Strangers" being quite good in my opinion, I didn't put too much hope on the sequel. The first one at least had Liv Tyler, right? "The Strangers: Prey At Night" features no bigger actors, aside from Martin Henderson maybe, but therefore the director of "47 Meters Down" and "The Other Side Of The Door", movies I really enjoyed. And after seeing, he took on the second part here, I was very curious. And he really nailed it. I liked the entire family and with each one being in trouble, I felt the tension rising. The killers were basically doing what they did in the first one, so that stays true to the source material, and then we get this amazing 80s soundtrack throughout the movie. Heck, we can almost enjoy Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' in its entire length, while at the same time sitting there with the eyes glued to the screen, because you don't want to miss a single detail. That is some really great directing here and as a result, I like this sequel even much more than the first one. And that is a very great compliment towards the entire cast and crew. Keep up that good work!
memeop2025-10-01
This is a waste of time, don't watch it.