Welcome the Stranger

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Welcome the Stranger
Welcome the Stranger.jpg
Digital release poster
Directed by Justin Kelly
Written byJustin Kelly
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatt Klammer
Edited byJoshua Raymond Lee
Music by Tim Kvasnosky
Production
companies
  • Yale Productions
  • Top Block Productions
  • Digital Ignition Entertainment
  • Vineyard Point Productions
Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Welcome the Stranger is a 2018 American mystery thriller film written and directed by Justin Kelly, who also produced the film with Jordan Yale Levine, Scott Levinson, Thor Bradwell, Gina Gammell, and Riley Keough. It stars Abbey Lee, Caleb Landry Jones, and Keough. [1]

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Synopsis

When Alice (Abbey Lee) arrives unannounced at her estranged brother Ethan's (Caleb Landry Jones) house in an attempt to reconcile, bizarre visions and the return of Ethan's strange girlfriend, Misty (Riley Keough), begin to spark paranoia and suspicion. As the haunting visions become more peculiar, the two siblings desperately cling to reality, but are forced to face the mysterious circumstances. [2]

Cast

Production

In July 2016, it was announced that Riley Keough, Caleb Landry Jones, and Abbey Lee had joined the cast of the film, with Justin Kelly writing, directing, and producing the film alongside Keough, Scott Levinson, Jordan Yale Levine, Thor Bradwell, and Gina Gammell under their Yale Productions and Digital Ignition Entertainment banners respectively. [3] [4]

Filming

Principal photography began in July 2016, in Kingston, New York. [5]

Release

The film was released through video on demand on March 20, 2018, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. [1] [6]

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