Let the Right One In (2008)
Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years, and she just moved in next door.
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 24 October 2008 |
| Genre | Horror, Drama |
| Director | Tomas Alfredson |
| Starring | Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson and Per Ragnar |
| Runtime | 115 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 98% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 8.3/10 · Metacritic 82/100 · TMDB users 7.5/10 |
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Where to watch Let the Right One In in 10 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Austria | Prime Video €8.99 |
| Canada | Tubi |
| Denmark | Netflix 109 kr DKK, Viaplay 159 kr DKK, Tv2dk |
| Finland | Netflix €10.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| Germany | Prime Video €8.99 |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Hulu, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Norway | Netflix 119 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK |
| South Korea | Watcha |
| Spain | Prime Video €4.99 |
| Sweden | Netflix 129 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK, TV4 Play free |
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What kind of watch this is
Let the Right One In is a 2008 horror drama that swaps the jump scare for the quiet ache of being invisible. Directed by Tomas Alfredson, it runs 115 minutes. The film is less about what happens and more about how it feels to be the only person who notices you. It is a slow burn that earns its cold.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 98% from 192 reviews, with an average score of 8.3 out of 10. Metacritic lands on 82 out of 100, which it files under universal acclaim. The consensus is that it reinvigorates a tired genre by mixing scares with intelligent storytelling. Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 stars, calling it the best modern vampire movie. He liked that it takes the subject seriously, comparing it to Nosferatu. Not everyone agreed. Owen Gleiberman gave it a C, finding a few creepy images but very little holding them together. That is a harsh take for a film that critics generally praised for its quiet, restrained approach to violence.
How it did with audiences
The box office ledger for this one is conspicuously empty, which is unusual for a title that has managed to stick around in the cultural conversation for this long. No revenue figures to parse, no budget to compare against the take. It is a quiet absence of data.
Instead, the verdict rests on the people who actually watched it. On TMDB, users rate it 7.5 out of 10. That is a solid, if not rapturous, score. The numbers are missing, but the reputation holds.
Awards
The film took home 5 awards from 3 nominations, a tally that seems mathematically optimistic. It swept the Guldbagge Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Cinematography. The Tribeca jury handed it their top prize, the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature, praising its reexamination of the vampire myth. It also claimed the Golden Méliès for Best European Fantastic Feature Film. Sweden, however, kept it out of the Academy’s Best Foreign Language Film race, leaving the eligibility question to fester in the background.
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Sources
- Let the Right One In on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q144756 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Let the Right One In (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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