# Welcome the Stranger

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Not to be confused with [Welcome Stranger](/source/Welcome_Stranger_(disambiguation)).

***Welcome the Stranger*** is a 2018 American [mystery](/source/Mystery_film) [thriller](/source/Thriller_film) film written and directed by [Justin Kelly](/source/Justin_Kelly_(director)), who also produced the film with [Jordan Yale Levine](/source/Jordan_Yale_Levine), [Scott Levinson](/source/Scott_Levinson), Thor Bradwell, Gina Gammell, and [Riley Keough](/source/Riley_Keough). It stars [Abbey Lee](/source/Abbey_Lee), [Caleb Landry Jones](/source/Caleb_Landry_Jones), and Keough.[1]

## Plot

When Alice arrives unannounced at her estranged brother Ethan's house in an attempt to reconcile, bizarre visions and the return of Ethan's strange girlfriend, Misty, 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.[2]

## Cast

- [Abbey Lee](/source/Abbey_Lee) as Alice
- [Caleb Landry Jones](/source/Caleb_Landry_Jones) as Ethan
- [Riley Keough](/source/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](/source/Riley_Keough), [Caleb Landry Jones](/source/Caleb_Landry_Jones), and [Abbey Lee](/source/Abbey_Lee) had joined the cast of the film, with [Justin Kelly](/source/Justin_Kelly_(director)) 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.[3][4]

### Filming

[Principal photography](/source/Principal_photography) began in July 2016, in [Kingston, New York](/source/Kingston,_New_York).[5]

## Release

The film was released through [video on demand](/source/Video_on_demand) on March 20, 2018, by [Sony Pictures Home Entertainment](/source/Sony_Pictures_Home_Entertainment).[1][6]

## References

1. ["WELCOME THE STRANGER Starring Abbey Lee, Caleb Landry Jones & Riley Keough Arrives on Digital 3/20"](https://www.horrorphilia.com/welcome-stranger-starring-abbey-lee-caleb-landry-jones-riley-keough-arrives-digital-3-20/). *Horrorphilia*. February 6, 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180208064209/https://www.horrorphilia.com/welcome-stranger-starring-abbey-lee-caleb-landry-jones-riley-keough-arrives-digital-3-20/) February 8, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

1. ["Welcome the Stranger"](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/welcomethestranger). *[Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures)*. Retrieved October 23, 2020.

1. Ford, Rebecca (July 7, 2016). ["Riley Keough, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbey Lee Join Justin Kelly's Next Film (Exclusive)"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-909114). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160711122635/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-909114) July 11, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

1. Winfrey, Graham (July 11, 2016). ["'King Cobra' Director Sets Up-And-Coming Cast For 'Twisted' Next Film"](http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/king-cobra-director-justin-kelly-up-and-coming-cast-riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-abbey-lee-1201704355/). *[Indiewire.com](/source/Indiewire.com)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015929/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/king-cobra-director-justin-kelly-up-and-coming-cast-riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-abbey-lee-1201704355/) February 2, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

1. ["Welcome the Stranger"](http://www.digitalignitionent.com/portfolio/welcome-the-stranger/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011620/http://www.digitalignitionent.com/portfolio/welcome-the-stranger/) February 2, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

1. Erbland, Kate (February 7, 2018). ["'Welcome the Stranger' Trailer: Riley Keough and Caleb Landry Jones Are Twisted Lovers in Justin Kelly's Creepy New Thriller"](http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/welcome-the-stranger-trailer-riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-justin-kelly-1201925531/). *[Indiewire.com](/source/Indiewire.com)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180206222257/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/welcome-the-stranger-trailer-riley-keough-caleb-landry-jones-justin-kelly-1201925531/) February 6, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

## External links

- [Welcome the Stranger](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5716280/) at IMDb

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