You're Next (2011)
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A family reunion turns into a bloodbath when a group of masked assassins arrives to eliminate them for an inheritance.
The story
Erin accompanies her boyfriend, Crispian Davison, to a family dinner at their vacation home in rural Missouri. The gathering includes Crispian's parents, his siblings, and their respective partners. During the dinner, the group is blindsided by an assailant in a tiger mask who shoots crossbow bolts through the window, killing one of the guests. The survivors quickly discover that their cell phone reception has been jammed, leaving them isolated. As they attempt to escape or call for help, they are hunted by multiple masked intruders, leading to a desperate struggle for survival in the rural residence.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a couple, Talia and Erik Harson, are murdered by a masked intruder, Erin arrives at a vacation home in rural Missouri with her boyfriend Crispian to join his family. During dinner, a tiger-masked assailant kills Tariq, and the group finds themselves trapped as cell reception is jammed. Aimee is killed by a garrote wire, and Aubrey is murdered by a fox-masked intruder. Kelly finds Erik's body and is killed by a lamb-masked intruder. Crispian attempts to find help but is bludgeoned to death by Erin after she defends herself. Paul discovers evidence that the perpetrators have been hiding in the house, but is killed by Fox. The murderers are revealed to be assassins hired by Felix and Zee to secure an inheritance. Erin, who possesses survival skills from a survivalist compound, fights back. She kills Lamb and later traps and kills Fox. She then kills Felix and Zee. Finally, she kills Crispian, who reveals his involvement in the scheme. A police officer arrives, sees her kill Crispian, and falls into an axe trap she set at the door.
- First release year
- 2011
- Runtime (minutes)
- 94
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Adam Wingard
- Writers
- Simon Barrett · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sharni Vinson · Erin; Nicholas Tucci · Felix Davison; Wendy Glenn · Zee; A. J. Bowen · Crispian Davison; Joe Swanberg · Drake Davison; Barbara Crampton · Aubrey Davison; Rob Moran · Paul Davison; L.C. Holt · Craig / Lamb Mask
- Genres
- slasher; black comedy; comedy horror; horror thriller; independent
- Themes
- Survival; Greed; Family Dysfunction; Contract Killing
- Tone and mood
- Brutal; Darkly Humorous; Tense
- Premise and plot tags
- Home Invasion; Slasher; Survival; Family Drama
- Franchise connections
- KPG Trilogy (including The Guest and Onslaught)
- Reception
- The film received generally favorable reviews, praised for its mix of gore and dark humor, though some critics found it unoriginal or repetitive.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 79% · review count: 160; Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100 · review count: 32
- Production trivia
- The film was inspired by Agatha Christie mysteries and screwball comedies.; Some of the dinner conversations were improvised and based on real-life experiences of the filmmakers.; The film was shot over four weeks at a mansion in Columbia, Missouri, primarily during night shoots.
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