The Strangers: Prey at Night

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The Strangers: Prey at Night

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2018

1h 25m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Mike and his wife Cindy take their son and daughter on a road trip that becomes their worst nightmare. The family members soon find themselves in a desperate fight for survival when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park that's mysteriously deserted -- until three masked psychopaths show up to satisfy their thirst for blood.

Critics Consensus

The Strangers: Prey at Night may appeal to fans of the original who've been jonesing for a sequel, but its thin story and ironic embrace of genre tropes add up to a bloody step back.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/09/2020

Grimly efficient sequel to the 2008 shocker The Strangers.

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Amy West

Empire Magazine

05/05/2018

2/5

With its infuriatingly dim-witted characters and generic slasher movie feel, The Strangers: Prey At Night is a surprisingly tame and forgettable rehash.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

05/04/2018

0/5

No tension, no drama, no interest, no scares, no emotional involvement and no motive. No chance.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/25/2022

1.5/5

The movie is a wash of reprocessed horror gimmicks which we’ve all seen over and over.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/14/2022

3.5/4

Prey at Night makes the audience feel everything it wants us to, and what's more, it outdoes the original in every way, making for an unexpected, satisfying slasher - a rarity to be sure.

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Eve Tushnet

Patheos

06/05/2021

I loved watching this film, for one reason and one reason only: it is gorgeous.

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Allyssa Deleon

04/21/2025

Hated it, walked out.

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Isadora F

@RT65223255 1d

Kids in America" on the soundtrack? Instant bonus points. Aunt Hilda had way too little screen time. The characters were great, the set pieces were amazing, and the scares landed perfectly. It's a slasher that doesn't rely on comedy or meta humor, but still manages to bring real emotion. Watching this family fall apart was genuinely heartbreaking, and seeing them take down one of the Strangers was incredibly satisfying. The only thing that didn't work for me was the scene where Luke stabs Dollface — the stab looked a bit awkward and unconvincing. And that pool scene with "Total Eclipse of the Heart"... absolute cinema. An iconic sequence and one of the coolest slasher scenes I've ever watched. One of the best slashers I've seen. Absolutely perfect. This has easily become my favorite horror movie. I genuinely don't understand why this movie got such a negative reception from critics.

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Lorenzo F

@RT50457641 3d

High-stylized brutal family slasher, memorable scenes and 80s atmosphere.

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Alex D.

@RT24918759 May 29

A great second film to a good movie with more kills than the original

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Charles T.

@CharlesGaming1000 May 29

Carnage Candy, I like it!

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Anonymous F

@RT69448985 May 20

i really like this one. it was simple yet had many jump scares. i like this one and the one before much better then the new ones they have out now.

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Synopsis

Mike and his wife Cindy take their son and daughter on a road trip that becomes their worst nightmare. The family members soon find themselves in a desperate fight for survival when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park that's mysteriously deserted -- until three masked psychopaths show up to satisfy their thirst for blood.

Director: Johannes Roberts
Producer: James Harris, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Mark Lane, Robert Jones, Ryan Kavanaugh
Screenwriter: Bryan Bertino, Ben Ketai
Distributor: Aviron Pictures
Production Co: Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media
Rating: R (Language|Horror Violence|Terror Throughout)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)