Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar

Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the streng...( read more  read more... )th to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other peoples blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Let The Right One In is a story both violent and highly romantic, set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982.

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R, 1 hr. 54 min.

Directed by: Tomas Alfredson

Release Date: January 26, 2008

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DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009

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  • September 17, 2009
    Haunting orchestral score and bleak cinematography blend seamlessly with a strong script and enchanting performances. Highly recommended.
  • August 29, 2009
    A great horror drama about a girl vampire who befriends a bullied boy in Sweden, A great foreign film done on a small budget that has some great cinematography I have to add. It can be a bit slow, it's more drama than horror action, but this makes certain scenes have more of an i...( read more)mpact. One of the better vampire films around but the emphasis is on the relationship between the two children. Check it out!
  • August 7, 2009
    Refreshingly original romantic take on the vampire myth.
  • July 11, 2009
    "Are you a vampire?"
    "Yes."


    Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

    REVIEW

    If you like diffe...( read more)rent takes on the vampire mythos and typically mundane story lines, then this is the movie for you.

    Director Tomas Alfredson really creates a thrilling, atmospheric movie without being artsy and cute. Better still, young actors Kare Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson were brilliant. And with all the great sets and excellent acting was John Ajvide Lindqvist's wonderful screenplay based on his novel. (Just avoid the "English dubbing" ? the Swedish is beautiful and the subtitles don't get in the way due to minimal yet poignant dialogue.)

    Some of my favorite vampire movies are the ones that leave the same old vamp story behind, like Larry Fessenden's "Habit" and Abel Ferrara's "The Addiction". Not only does "Let the Right One In" go beyond the vampire mold, it crushes it with a riveting storyline and execution.

    Needless to say, this is definitely one the best horrors I've seen in a long, long time.
  • June 28, 2009
    The weight of this film rests almost entirely on the shoulders of two twelve year old actors ... and they deliver the goods. There's nothing groundbreaking about the story but even in a story we've seen before it's a joy to spend it with these two characters, a testament to how d...( read more)elicately the film is directed. The cinematography is ice cold beautiful and adds to the isolation we feel from the teenage outcasts. This is a masterful production.
  • November 6, 2009
    Non esattamente il solito "film di vampiri", bellissimo bellissimo bellissimo. Una storia d'amore difficlmente dimenticabile.
  • November 5, 2009
    Alright I need to go dig on the DVD Factory again. Guess it is abt time watchin this Movie.

    Ah wait will be right back, just gotta go ask Husband if he can do that fo me.

    I received abt 5 reviews within one month for this Movie and it is Europe Production, still many great
    ...( read more) reviews. I mean it is Seldom WE Europeans get nice Movie comments on Flixster.
    MUST BE GUD...And if not I ll kick some FRIENDOLAZZZ ASS who recommended it to me.
  • November 5, 2009
    I really want 2 C this one
  • November 5, 2009
    Fantastic film, fantastic performances. A fresh approach to all the vampire movies there have been recently (I am looking at you Twilight!). All i can say is see this film because it's brilliant.
  • November 1, 2009
    I can't say enough about this movie I can't give it enough credit how eerie this whole fairy tale like world comes to life on the screen and you fall in love in what could be the bad guy or the good guy/girl depending on who you are I say this is A mutch watch for anyone who lik...( read more)es vampires or for anyone who like good film this is a truly superb Movie

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  • Muktidaya
    July 25, 2009
    the film could have been better.
  • GhostShadowX
    May 4, 2009
    Definitely a cult-classic! A fresh new take on the old vampire myth. Bought the movie and going to read the book, a great addition to my vampire movie collection.
  • sitenoise
    March 25, 2009
    Umm ... like the *masses* really saw this film.
  • jackhammerebm
    March 17, 2009
    Judging by the rave reviews of this movie i see that it doesn't take much to impress the masses! I thought this movie was nearly flawless in being bad! Real bad!

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