# The Invitation (2016)

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**Runtime**: 100 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Horror
**Directed by**: Karyn Kusama
**Written by**: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi
**Starring**: Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Lindsay Burdge

> *There is nothing to be afraid of.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Los Angeles, a dinner party, clinking glasses. 
A reunion of old friends at a luxurious home, Will's ex-wife Eden smiles, her new partner David pours wine. 
Kusama tightens the screws with ease.

**Mood tags**: dread, paranoid, slow-burn

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 6.6/10 (127554 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 90% · Metacritic 74/100

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