''Welcome the Stranger'' is a 2018 American

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film written and directed by Justin Kelly, who also produced the film with

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, Scott Levinson, Thor Bradwell, Gina Gammell, and Riley Keough. It stars

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, Caleb Landry Jones, and Keough.

Synopsis

When Alice (

) 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.

Cast

as Alice * Caleb Landry Jones as Ethan * Riley Keough as Misty * Rosemary Howard as Housekeeper * John Clofine as Danny (Housekeeper's Son)

Production

In July 2016, it was announced that Riley Keough, Caleb Landry Jones, and

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.

Filming

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began in July 2016, in

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Release

The film was released through

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on March 20, 2018, by

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References

External links

* 2018 films 2018 direct-to-video films 2018 thriller films 2010s mystery thriller films American direct-to-video films American mystery thriller films Direct-to-video thriller films Films shot in New York (state) Sony Pictures direct-to-video films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-US-film-stub