The Guest (2014) on Netflix
David Collins arrives at the Peterson home, saying he was a friend of their son Caleb, who died in Afghanistan. Luke and Anna live there, and the family takes him in.
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Plot summary
Spencer and Laura Peterson are grieving Caleb, their elder son, killed in Afghanistan. Their children, Luke and Anna, live at home. David Collins arrives and says he was a former U.S. Army sergeant and Caleb's best friend; he wanted to help Caleb look after them. Laura asks him to remain. David learns of Spencer's problems at work and sees Luke come home bruised from school bullies. David and Luke track the bullies to a bar, and David beats them and pays the bartender to stay silent.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Guest (2014)
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- Writer Simon Barrett based David's secretive, compartmentalized personality on his own former job as a private investigator, which he said fascinated him with characters who have a hidden inner life.
