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Directed by | M. Night Shyamalan |
Written by | M. Night Shyamalan |
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Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
Edited by | Luke Ciarrocchi |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $5 million[2] |
Box office | $98.5 million[3] |
The Visit is a 2015 American found footage comedy horror film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn. The film centers around two young siblings, teenage girl Becca (DeJonge) and her younger brother Tyler (Oxenbould), who go to stay with their estranged grandparents. During their stay, the siblings notice their grandparents behaving bizarrely and they set out to find the truth behind the strange circumstances at the farmstead.
The film was released in North America on September 11, 2015, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $98.5 million worldwide against a $5 million production budget and received positive reviews from critics, with many calling it a return-to-form for Shyamalan's career.