Let the Right One In vs The Surrender
Let the Right One In has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.7/10 for The Surrender). The Surrender is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 55m. Let the Right One In is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Let the Right One In
The Surrender| Let the Right One In | The Surrender | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama, Horror | Drama, Horror |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Tomas Alfredson | Julia Max |
| Main cast | Peter Carlberg, Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl | Neil Sandilands, Pete Ploszek, Kate Burton, Riley Rose Critchlow, Chelsea Alden |
Synopsis
Let the Right One In
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
The Surrender
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
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