The Guest
An unexpected dinner guest unsettles an Egyptian family, turning a private evening into a tense encounter with hidden motives and ideological fault lines.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- uneasy
- serious
- suspenseful
- focused evening viewing
- arabic cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central visit unfolds during a family dinner, making the meal the setting for escalating interpersonal and political tension.
The young man's unexpected presence destabilizes the family and redirects the evening's events.
The dinner setting turns larger social and ideological tensions into intimate exchanges among family members and their guest.
The plot begins with an apparently simple visit but moves in an unexpected direction, sustaining unease within the home.
Films like The Guest, and why
The Invitation
Contained family drama that turns an unexpected visitor into a source of escalating tension and ideological conflict
Carnage
Dinner-table social pressure, concealed motives, and suspense emerging from an apparently ordinary gathering
The Man from Earth
Politically charged chamber drama built around competing beliefs, suspicion, and volatile interpersonal exchanges
Movie Details
- Director
- Hadi El Bagoury
- Release Date
- 2019-01-06
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (16)
Cast
- Khaled El Sawy
- Ahmed Malek
- Gamila Awad
- Sherine Reda
- Maged El Kedwany
- Mohamed Mamdouh
- Mahmoud Ellisy
- Arefa Abdul Rasoul
- Kamal Adham
- Ahmed Sanad
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Guest about?
- An unexpected dinner guest unsettles an Egyptian family, turning a private evening into a tense encounter with hidden motives and ideological fault lines.
- What is The Guest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Guest as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Guest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Guest as mild.
- Which films are like The Guest?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invitation, Carnage, and The Man from Earth.
- How long is The Guest?
- The Guest runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Guest?
- In United States, The Guest streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
