Let Me In

Let Me In (2010)

  • 89% of critics liked it
    (205 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (55,737 ratings)

John Ajvide Lindqvist's celebrated vampire novel makes the leap to the big screen once again with the second feature adaptation in so many years (Tomas Alfredson's critically acclaimed 2008 hit Let the Right One In, being the first). The sensitive target of vicious bullying at school, 12-year-old… More

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R, 1 hr. 55 min.
Directed By
Matt Reeves
Written By
Matt Reeves
Genres
Drama, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Oct 1, 2010 Wide
On DVD
Feb 1, 2011
Overture Films

Critic Reviews

  • David Edelstein, New York Magazine

    The poetic Swedish vampire picture (with arterial spray) Let the Right One In has been hauntingly well transplanted to the high desert of Los Alamos, New Mexico, and renamed Let Me In.

  • Mary F. Pols, TIME Magazine

    Let Me In is not as fantastic as Let the Right One In, which you should rent immediately. But it is undeniably powerful and made with obvious admiration and respect for the source material.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    A smart horror film that exploits a deep-seated fear in America: subtitle-phobia.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    It's still a striking piece of character-driven horror, and it still ranks (despite the effects) among the more understated fright fests to hit the mainstream in recent memory.

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    What works so well here is the juxtaposition of youthful innocence and downright puppy love with monstrosity and murder. Mean kids are scary. Kids who drink blood are scarier.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    A vampire romance movie that is actually a real vampire movie. Solid in every form. One of the few times I have watched a remake of a foreign film and have to say they did a quality job. An all around quality flick.

  • Reid V


    A valiant effort and a surprisingly enjoyable watch. It is an exercise in style and mood that is well-executed. However, lacks any of the depth and beauty of the original. Also, while Reeves adapts this Swedish tale in an interesting way by setting it in a America ravaged by… More

  • paul s


    While I'm doing remakes... Here we have a case of a foreign film that was done only a couple of years before - so if you've seen the original Swedish version you wonder once again - why remake it? In this case - probably to introduce those in the American audience who… More

  • Paulo G


    Dark romance at its best. It's not often do directors succeed in making romantic horror flicks especially if it's a remake. Let Me In is amazingly directed and acted. The chemistry between the two leads made the romance realistic and down-to-earth and even the effects and… More

  • Melvin W


    Abby: You have to invite me in.  "Innocence dies. Abby doesn't." Let Me In is an absolutely stunning remake of my favorite Vampire movie ever. To be honest, I was pretty angry when I heard Let The Right One In was being remade, and I said I would never watch this. But… More

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