The Invitation
2015 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.4 · 82% critics
Will and his new girlfriend attend a dinner with longtime friends at the house of an ex and her new partner, where the evening initially feels calm. But Will’s unease grows as their charming host David seems to be hiding something, turning the get-together into a tense, suspicious ordeal.
Also known as L'invitation
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-04-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,863 votes)
- Box office
- $354,835
- Budget
- $1,000,000
About
If you enjoy slow-building psychological thrillers with mounting dread, The Invitation delivers creeping tension and keeps you guessing; Not for you if you want nonstop action or clear answers early on, and it may feel similar in mood to Watcher or The Invisible Man.
Pros: atmospheric dread; tense suspense; strong performances | Cons: slow start; divisive pacing; some confusing moments
Themes
- suicide
- husband wife relationship
- paranoia
- lantern
- suspicion
- cult
- deception
- conspiracy
- psychological thriller
- stabbing
- woman director
- reunited friends
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Feature-Length Film award · 2015
Cast & crew
Logan Marshall-Green
as Will
Tammy Blanchard
as Eden
Emayatzy Corinealdi
as Kira
Michiel Huisman
as David
John Carroll Lynch
as Pruitt
Lindsay Burdge
as Sadie
Mike Doyle
as Tommy
Jay Larson
as Ben
Michelle Krusiec
as Gina
Karl Yune
as Choi
Directed by Karyn Kusama