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The Invisible Guest (2017)

Film · 1h 47m · In Spanish

Drama, Foreign (non-English), Mystery, Thriller

A shrewd lawyer and a businessman accused of murder craft a defense, but the truth keeps shifting.

Suspenseful and tense. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.

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The Invisible Guest parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Some violence
Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity
Mild
Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is The Invisible Guest scary?
No. The Invisible Guest is not a scary watch.
How gory is The Invisible Guest?
Light gore and some violence.

What is The Invisible Guest about?

Barcelona, Spain. Adrián Doria, a young and successful businessman accused of murder, meets one night with Virginia Goodman, an expert interrogation lawyer, in order to devise a defense strategy.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.

Cast and crew

Directed byOriol Paulo
StarringMario Casas, Ana Wagener, Jose Coronado, Bárbara Lennie, Francesc Orella, Paco Tous

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