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When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
What critics thought
A home-invasion horror-comedy that lands somewhere between crowd-pleasing and genuinely divisive: fans of the genre responded warmly to its gore-and-dark-humor combination and its resourceful heroine, but a vocal minority of critics found it repetitive, unoriginal, and thinner on wit than it imagined itself to be. The performance of lead Sharni Vinson drew enough attention that she landed on multiple 'best horror heroines' lists, even as some reviewers felt the film coasted on premise rather than craft.
“Wingard's canny knack for leavening his characters' gory demises with sick laughs and clever Rube Goldberg twists (razor-sharp piano wire hasn't been used this well since 1999's Audition). It's like Ordinary People meets Scream”
Chris Nashawaty·Entertainment Weekly
“funny and tense, rather than hilarious and terrifying”
Matt Glasby·Total Film
“budget for red food coloring was no doubt higher than the one for script doctoring”
Barbara VanDenburgh·Arizona Republic
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Adam WingardDirector
Sharni VinsonErin
Nicholas TucciFelix Davison
Wendy GlennZee
AJ BowenCrispian
Joe SwanbergDrake Davison
Margaret LaneyKelly Davison
Amy SeimetzAimee Davison
Ti WestTariq
Rob MoranPaul Davison
Barbara CramptonAubrey Davison
L.C. HoltLamb Mask
Simon BarrettTiger Mask
Mads HeldtbergComposerSimon BarrettWriter
Andrew Droz PalermoCinematographyYou're Next
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
What critics thought
A home-invasion horror-comedy that lands somewhere between crowd-pleasing and genuinely divisive: fans of the genre responded warmly to its gore-and-dark-humor combination and its resourceful heroine, but a vocal minority of critics found it repetitive, unoriginal, and thinner on wit than it imagined itself to be. The performance of lead Sharni Vinson drew enough attention that she landed on multiple 'best horror heroines' lists, even as some reviewers felt the film coasted on premise rather than craft.
“Wingard's canny knack for leavening his characters' gory demises with sick laughs and clever Rube Goldberg twists (razor-sharp piano wire hasn't been used this well since 1999's Audition). It's like Ordinary People meets Scream”
Chris Nashawaty·Entertainment Weekly
“funny and tense, rather than hilarious and terrifying”
Matt Glasby·Total Film
“budget for red food coloring was no doubt higher than the one for script doctoring”
Barbara VanDenburgh·Arizona Republic
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Adam WingardDirectorSharni VinsonErinNicholas TucciFelix DavisonWendy GlennZeeAJ BowenCrispianJoe SwanbergDrake DavisonMargaret LaneyKelly DavisonAmy SeimetzAimee DavisonTi WestTariqRob MoranPaul DavisonBarbara CramptonAubrey DavisonL.C. HoltLamb MaskSimon BarrettTiger MaskMads HeldtbergComposerSimon BarrettWriterAndrew Droz PalermoCinematography