The Visit

The Visit

No one loves you like your grandparents.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

Produced by Blumhouse Productions, Blinding Edge Pictures

201594 min6.3 / 10

A found-footage horror-thriller that mines dark comedy from the violation of familial trust, as two siblings uncover their grandparents' sinister secrets on an isolated farm.

A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Visit scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Does The Visit end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Visit violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Visit easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Visit sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise75

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like The Visit, and what each one shares →

Like The Visit

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Visit

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Visit, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Visit, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Visit, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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