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The Invitation

The Invitation

2016
100 min
Thriller Horror

Plot Summary

Will and his new girlfriend Kira are invited to a dinner with old friends at the house of Will’s ex Eden and her new partner David. Although the evening appears to be relaxed, Will soon gets a creeping suspicion that their charming host David is up to something.

6.4
IMDb Rating
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Ratings & Reviews

6.4
IMDb Rating

Technical Details

100 min
Runtime
2016-04-08
Release Date
Movie
Content Type
2016
Year
Genres
Thriller Horror

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User Reviews

beyondthecineramadome

7.0/10
Recent

Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/worst-dinner-partynbspever-the-invitation-review<a> It’s a bold choice to decide to set a movie exclusively during a dinner party. In this film, the singular setting adds a well-crafted sense of claustrophobia that radiates from the screen to the audience. Karyn Kusama’s _The Invitation_ is Hitchcockian in the level of dread that builds from the beginning as the camera winds its way up into the Hollywood Hills.

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teix

9.0/10
Recent

This film was a very nice surprise for me. I didn't know much about the plot, which helped. Right from the start you are increasingly presented with atmospheric stimuli that help to increase the overall tension for the story. The photography and the sounds and the acting might seem off putting for some, but for me it all worked well together. You start to **get** what is going on and to **think** you know what is going to happen, and they make you doubt yourself... Very intense film that kep...

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Reno

Reno

6.0/10
Recent

**Think carefully before attending your ex's party invite!** My first impression was, not another 'The Perfect Host'. And it is not, but the same category. This is a comeback film for the director after the average 'Jennifer's Body' that released half a decade ago. Some people liked it, but for me it was an average film, because I've seen the better one. Still, I appreciate the effort, like handling the narration. You know these days viewers are bit clever, they begin to predict from the earl...

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