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Let Me In (2010) Movie vs Book

Film · 2010 · Directed by Matt Reeves · Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloë Grace Moretz, Richard Jenkins

Let Me In (2010) Movie: Cast and Details

A lonely boy in New Mexico makes friends with a mysterious girl.

Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?

Close to the book

It is an American remake that follows the Swedish film and the novel, with a different setting.

Read or watch first?

Read the book first. Both films are good, but the Swedish one is closer in tone.

What the book gives you

Let the Right One In cover

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

It was adapted into a Swedish film in 2008.

Who will like it: Readers who want a serious horror novel.

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