Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.Two siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.
- Awards
- 1 win & 14 nominations total
Erica Lynne Arden
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
Kevin Austra
- Street Walker
- (uncredited)
Richard Barlow
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
John Buscemi
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Evan Charles
- Surfer
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaAccording to statements made on Twitter, director M. Night Shyamalan prepared three different cuts of the film: one that was "pure comedy," another that was "pure horror," and a final one that "fell somewhere in between."
- GoofsThe amount of snow covering the landscape varies dramatically from day to day and even between scenes taking place on the same day.
- Alternate versionsIn the FX broadcast, to keep the TV-14 rating, the defecation featured in the movie are censored. In addition, two scenes involving nudity is blurred out.
- SoundtracksPossession
Written by Harry Revel
Performed by Les Baxter and His Orchestra and Chorus
[Theremin - Dr. Samuel Hoffman]
Courtesy of RCA Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing
Featured review
Now I am the first to admit you have to be in the mood for one of M Night Shyamalan's films. He intentionally tries to throw you off guard when you are watching one of hid films, you constantly question if all is as it should be, or quite simply is he messing with you.
I had ignored all info, trailers and chat about this film, as with all his movies once you know what's going on they change somehow, it's the first for a little while of M's films I can say I really enjoyed.
I won't go into too much of the plot, a single woman estranged from her parents receives an online message from them, she allows her two kids, Becca and Tyler to stay with their grandparents for a week. The kids use the experience to make a film, some behaviour they capture is rather inexplicable.
Excellent acting, but it's the kids that steal the show, I really thought they were brilliant.
At one point in the film my heart truly sank, I felt uneasy being the viewer, I felt powerless, and for that reason I give this film an 8, it's been a while since a movie has done that to me. A bit slow for the first twenty minutes, but the ending is worth the wait.
I had ignored all info, trailers and chat about this film, as with all his movies once you know what's going on they change somehow, it's the first for a little while of M's films I can say I really enjoyed.
I won't go into too much of the plot, a single woman estranged from her parents receives an online message from them, she allows her two kids, Becca and Tyler to stay with their grandparents for a week. The kids use the experience to make a film, some behaviour they capture is rather inexplicable.
Excellent acting, but it's the kids that steal the show, I really thought they were brilliant.
At one point in the film my heart truly sank, I felt uneasy being the viewer, I felt powerless, and for that reason I give this film an 8, it's been a while since a movie has done that to me. A bit slow for the first twenty minutes, but the ending is worth the wait.
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Oct 18, 2015
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Los huéspedes
- Filming locations
- 3049 Merlin Road, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, USA(Exterior House)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $65,206,105
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,427,560
- Sep 13, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $98,450,062
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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