The Visitors
“Every one wants to turn his back on violence until it knocks at his front door.”
Elia KazanWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Free: Tubi TV. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Patrick McVey Patricia Joyce 
James Woods 
Steve Railsback Chico Martínez
Credits
Written by: Chris Kazan
Cinematography: Nicholas T. Proferes
Editing: Nicholas T. Proferes
Produced by: Chris Kazan Nicholas T. Proferes
Plot
Bill, Martha and their little child Hal are spending a quiet winter in the country, until two of Bill's army buddies arrive.
Sinekatalog’s take
Elia Kazan's low-budget drama, with James Woods and Patrick McVey, is tense and unsettling, about the Vietnam War's aftermath.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (1,786 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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