The Guest

2014 film directed by Adam Wingard
Movie film Q16250945
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The Guest

Summary

The Guest is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,359 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Guest's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Guest's director is recorded as Adam Wingard[4].
  • The Guest's screenwriter is recorded as Simon Barrett[5].
  • The Guest's composer is recorded as Steve Moore[6].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as black comedy film[7].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as thriller film[8].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as crime film[9].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as horror film[10].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as action film[11].
  • The Guest's genre is recorded as mystery film[12].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Dan Stevens[13].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Ethan Embry[14].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Joel David Moore[15].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Lance Reddick[16].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Leland Orser[17].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Sheila Kelley[18].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Maika Monroe[19].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Candice Patton[20].
  • The Guest's cast member is recorded as Chase Williamson[21].
  • The Guest's producer is recorded as Keith Calder[22].
  • The Guest's production company is recorded as HanWay Films[23].
  • The Guest's IMDb ID is recorded as tt2980592[24].
  • The Guest's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25].
  • The Guest's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[26].
  • The Guest's review score is recorded as 92%[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Guest's producer is recorded as Keith Calder[22]. Its director is recorded as Adam Wingard[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Simon Barrett[5]. Cast members include Dan Stevens[13], Ethan Embry[14], Joel David Moore[15], Lance Reddick[16], Leland Orser[17], and Sheila Kelley[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +2014-01-17T00:00:00Z[28], +2014-09-05T00:00:00Z[29], and +2014-09-17T00:00:00Z[30]. The Guest's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[25]. Genres include black comedy film[7], thriller film[8], crime film[9], horror film[10], action film[11], and mystery film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 92%[27] and 7.5/10[31].

Why It Matters

The Guest ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,359 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-guest_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Guest}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-guest}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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