Let the Right One In
Added Updated How We Rate
- Directed by
- Tomas Alfredson
- Written by
- John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Produced by
- Carl Molinder, John Nordling, Thomas Deutschmann, Claes Dietmann, Fredrik Zander
Why it’s HorroRated
Let the Right One In is the rare vampire film that uses the mythology to say something real about loneliness and childhood and what we're willing to do to keep someone close. Tomas Alfredson's restraint is perfect throughout. It's cold and quiet and devastating. One of the best horror films of the century so far, easily.
Synopsis
Oskar is bullied and isolated until Eli's cautious friendship begins in the snow outside their building. Tomas Alfredson adapts the novel as a love story conducted in sustained quiet melancholy. The vampire mythology is present but secondary to what the film is actually about. One of the best horror films of the century so far.
Filed under
Where to watch Let the Right One In
- Subscription
- Prime Video · Peacock · Magnolia Selects · Monsters and Nightmares · Warriors and Gangsters · fuboTV
- Free
- Tubi · The Roku Channel · YouTube · Fandango at Home · Kanopy · Hoopla · Philo
- Rent or buy
- Prime Video · Apple TV · YouTube · Google Play · Fandango at Home · FlixFling
Streaming in the US changes often. Listings from JustWatch via TMDB, checked November 10, 2026.See every option
Quick facts
- Release date
- October 24, 2008
- Runtime
- 1 hour 55 mins
- Country
- Germany, Sweden
- Language
- Spanish, Swedish
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
Content notes
- Violence and peril
Tags
If you liked this…
Carrie (1976)
1976 · Movie
Interview with the Vampire
1994 · Movie
The Black Phone
2022 · Movie