The Guest
“Be careful who you let in.”
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
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Cast
33 people
Dan Stevens
'David'
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Legion
Maika Monroe
Anna Peterson
Known for
It Follows
Longlegs
Leland Orser
Spencer Peterson
Known for
Taken 2
The Bone Collector
Sheila Kelley
Laura Peterson
Known for
The Good Doctor
Turner & Hooch
Brendan Meyer
Luke Peterson
Known for
The OA
Color Out of Space
Chase Williamson
Zeke
Known for
John Dies at the End
Siren
Ethan Embry
Higgins
Known for
Grace and Frankie
The Devil's Candy
Joel David Moore
Craig
Known for
Avatar
Forever
Lance Reddick
Major Carver
Known for
Fringe
The Wire
Tabatha Shaun
Kristen
Known for
Godless
End of the Road
Steven John Brown
Mike
Brenden Roberts
Ian
Known for
Pluribus
Obliterated
Adam Wingard Director · Simon Barrett Writer Steve Moore Composer
Worldwide gross $2.7M · Budget $5M · United States release September 17, 2014
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,700,051
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
HanWay Films
Production
Snoot Entertainment
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 2014
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · September 17, 2014
Theatrical
United States
March 8, 2014 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Australia
August 12, 2015 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
August 29, 2016 · Digital
Canada
October 17, 2014 · Theatrical
France
September 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
April 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Greece
September 25, 2014 · Theatrical
December 18, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
September 5, 2014 · Theatrical
Israel
January 19, 2016 · TV · ללא הפצה לבתי הקולנוע
Japan
November 8, 2014 · Digital
Netherlands
April 30, 2015 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
Poland
October 31, 2014 · Digital
South Korea
September 25, 2015 · Theatrical · 2015-MF01109
Spain
April 10, 2015 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 26, 2014 · Theatrical
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