The Visit

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The Visit

PG-13

2015

1h 34m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Comedy

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Becca and younger brother Tyler say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana and Pop Pop, all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

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Critics Consensus

The Visit provides horror fans with a satisfying blend of thrills and laughs -- and also signals a welcome return to form for writer-director M. Night Shyamalan.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Jun 12, 2016

3/4

Here, [Shyamalan] loosened up, shed some of his ego, and reminded all of us what a gifted writer and director he truly is.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

May 3, 2016

M. Night Shyamalan made another good movie, and I'm as surprised as you are.

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Alison Willmore

BuzzFeed News

Nov 10, 2015

The Visit is a pleasant surprise.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 8, 2025

2/4

A tepid horror yarn that might as well have been called Old People Are Scary!

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

Jul 23, 2023

3/5

The Visit is a return to form for Shyamalan.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 21, 2022

4/5

While Shyamalan doesn’t reinvent the wheel with “The Visit”, he does show the creative flourishes that made him a respected name and overnight success in the horror-thriller genre.

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Alex B

@AlexBioni 7 hrs ago

Jesus Becca I'm Blind I love this movie. Sometimes I forget it exists, then I see it pop up and remember how great it is. It's surprisingly funny, genuinely creepy, and a solid found footage movie. Tyler could be annoying to some, but I freaking love him. He's hilarious. The acting is great across the board. The grandparents absolutely freak me out no matter how many times I watch this. Nana walking around at night and crawling under the deck is nightmare fuel. The scene where Nana asks Becca to get inside the oven is hilarious and uncomfortable at the same time. The M. Night twist completely caught me off guard on my first viewing and is still a doozy. I love Becca's passion for filmmaking, and the heartfelt moments about their dad leaving add real emotion. It does have the classic "Hey kids, don't go in the basement" moment, but I can forgive that. I just love this movie.

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Bobby H

@RT51139246 3 days ago

Got good half way through plot twist cought me of guard tho

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Zoran P

@RT06774066 Sep 5, 2026

WARNING: Most of the people who give high points for this movie are either intelligent like an amoeba or are bitter that they spent time watching it and want others to make the same mistake. Either way, absolute trash of a movie. One of the worst movies i watched ever, and definitely worst one in 10 years. You can’t even determine genre. Comedy? Not funny enough. Horror? Too stupid and bizarre. AND not correct bizarre.. its total waste of time. This movie should’ve had someone smart enough to stop this during the first ever startup meeting. WARNING

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kk K

@RT14401131 Aug 22, 2026

Worst horror movie I’ve watched in decades. Bad acting and so predictable plots make the movie look like a students project. Waste of time watching it

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kian V

@kian90999 Aug 11, 2026

dude this movies hilarious

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22, 2026

8.8/10 Great first person filmed horror / suspense / mystery Great self footage horror / thriller. Old people Creepy, middle of nowhere, Top tier movie 8.8/10

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Synopsis

Becca and younger brother Tyler say goodbye to their mother as they board a train and head deep into Pennsylvania farm country to meet their maternal grandparents for the first time. Welcomed by Nana and Pop Pop, all seems well until the siblings start to notice increasingly strange behavior from the seemingly charming couple. Once the children discover a shocking secret, they begin to wonder if they'll ever make it home.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Producer: Jason Blum, Marc Bienstock
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse
Rating: PG-13 (Some Nudity|Brief Language|Terror|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.1M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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