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Let the Right One In (2008)

Based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's 2004 novel, Let the Right One In is a romance horror/drama that follows Oskar, a kindly young boy who is bullied relentlessly upon moving to a new Swedish neighborhood with his mother. Oskar's fortunes begin to change when he befriends the dour but enchanting Eli, despite her dark and deadly supernatural secret. 

Let the Right One In
R
Romance
Fantasy
Drama
Horror
Crime

Director
Tomas Alfredson
Release Date
December 12, 2008
Studio(s)
Magnolia Pictures
Distributor(s)
Magnolia Pictures
Cast
Lina Leandersson , Karin Bergquist , Kåre Hedebrant , Henrik Dahl , Per Ragnar
Writers
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Runtime
114 minutes
Budget
$4 million

Summary

Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.

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