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TheProduced filmon a low budget, ''You're Next'' had its world premiere at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] Midnight Madness program<ref name="YoureNext-r1"/><ref name="YoureNext-r2"/> and was theatrically released on August 23, 2013, in the United States. The film grossed over $26 million from a $1 million production budget and has since gained a [[cult following]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moviepilot.com/p/youre-next-writer-talks-about-cancelled-sequel/4098702|title='You're Next' Writer Spills Sequel Secrets|website=[[Moviepilot]]|publisher=Alex Aronson|access-date=January 7, 2017|archive-date=January 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094145/https://moviepilot.com/p/youre-next-writer-talks-about-cancelled-sequel/4098702|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The film opens with a couple, Talia and Erik Harson, having sex. Afterwards, Talia walks around the house, not noticing that the motion sensor light outside had turned out. After a shower, Erik finds "you're next" written on the window in Talia's blood; her body is lying dead on the ground. An attacker wearing a lamb mask attackskills Erik and kills him with a machete.

Erin accompanies her boyfriend, CrispinCrispian Davison, to his family reunion at their vacation home in rural [[Missouri]]. Present are CrispinCrispian's parents Aubrey and Paul, CrispinCrispian's older brother Drake and his wife Kelly, CrispinCrispian's younger siblings Felix and Aimee, and their partners, Zee and Tariq, respectively.

During dinner, someone shoots crossbow bolts through the window, one of which hits Tariq in the head and kills him, with another wounding Drake. The survivors discover that their [[Mobile phone signal|cell phone reception]] has been jammed. Aimee runs outside for help but runs into a [[Garrote|garrote wire]] which slices her throat, killing her. ErinAnother is briefly attacked by an attackerintruder in a tigerfox mask in the kitchen, but she fights him off as he escapes through the kitchen door. Paul putsmurders Aubrey to bed, but an intruder wearingwith a foxmachete mask,after whoshe wasdeparts hidingto under the bed, murders Aubrey with a machetesleep, leaving the words "you're next" in blood on the wall.

Kelly discovers Fox Mask, panics and flees the house, going to Erik's house nearby., Uponwhere discoveringshe finds Erik's corpse,. Lamb Mask throws her through the window and kills her by driving an ax into the side of her head. CrispinCrispian leaves the house to look for help. Tiger Mask attacks Erin withbut anshe axstabs buthis shearm then crushes his skull by beating him with a meat tenderizer.

Paul finds sleeping bags and, food wrappers, thatand bottles of urine in the closet, indicateindicating the killers have been staying in the house for some time. He finds Felix and Zee and starts to explain it to them, only for Fox Mask to slitslits his throat, withkilling a machetehim. It is then revealed that Felix and Zee hired the assassins to murder the family so they could collect their inheritance. Lamb Mask finds Tiger Mask's corpse and flipsgoes theinto dinner table over ina rage. He discovers a wounded Drake hiding, but retreats after Erin stabs him with a screwdriver. Erin sets up nail traps by the house's entrances, explaining to Zee that she grew up in a [[Survivalism|survivalist]] compound where she learned combat and survival skills. Felix meetskills Drake in the basement and kills him out of pity by stabbing him with multiple screwdrivers.

On the upper floor, Erin comes across Paul's body. She jumps through a window to escape Fox Mask, injuring her leg. Lamb Mask is injured by one of her nail traps. While hiding, Erin overhears an argument between Felix, Zee, Fox Mask, and Lamb Mask, where it was revealedrevealing that Lamb Mask and Tiger Mask were brothers. Her cell phone beeps to indicate that her text to 911 has gone through, alerting the killers. She is able to ambush and kill Lamb Mask by stabbing him in the head.

Realizing she cannot outrun Fox Mask with a wounded leg, Erinshe sets a trap at the front door where an axaxe would fall and kill anyone who openedopens the door. Fox Mask entersis throughundeterred aby windowthis trap, sobut Erinis lures himlured into the basement, whereand she blinds him with a camera before cracking his skullkilled with a log, killing him. Zee and Felix attempt to kill Erin themselves, but she kills Felix by shredding the top of his head with a blender before stabbing Zee in the top of the head with a knife. Felix's cell phone rings and Erin answers without speaking. Believing he is speaking to Felix, CrispinCrispian reveals his involvement in the scheme. Erin confronts him when he returns,. and CrispinCrispian explains that she was never meant to be targeted. After heand attempts to bribe her into staying quiet. Disgusted that he would sacrifice his family for money, she kills him in disgust by stabbing him in the neck and eye.

A police officer arrives and shoots Erin in the shoulder, having seen her kill CrispinCrispian. After calling for backup, heHe attempts to enter the house and falls victim to Erin's front dooraxe trap, with the axe hittingswinging himat in thehis head just as the movie cuts to a blood -splattered "You're next".

* [[A. J. Bowen]] as CrispinCrispian Davison

* [[LaneRob HughesMoran]] as TomPaul / Fox MaskDavison

Barrett wrote the film after Wingard told him that he wanted to do a home invasion movie, noting that they were the only films that still truly frightened him.<ref name="Indiewireprod">{{cite web|last1=Taylor|first1=Drew|title=Interview: 'You're Next' Writer Simon Barrett & Director Adam Wingard On Sequel Ideas, Inspiration & The 'V/H/S' Franchise|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/interview-youre-next-writer-simon-barrett-and-director-adam-wingard-on-the-movies-long-journey-to-theaters-potential-sequels-inspiration-and-the-v-h-s-franchise-20130822|website=Indiewire|date=August 26, 2013 |access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref>

From there, Barrett wrote a script inspired by [[Agatha Christie]] mysteries as well as a combination of [[screwball comedies]] and chamber mysteries.<ref name="Indiewireprod"/> Barrett would later note that ''[[A Bay of Blood]]'' was probably in the back of his mind when writing the film, although he only realized this after the fact.<ref name="Indiewireprod"/>

The film was shot in 2011 at a mansion in [[Columbia, Missouri]]. Filming took place over four weeks, and shooting consisted mostly of night shoots filmed from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.<ref name="midmotoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.midmotoday.com/columbia-mansion-featured-in-lionsgate-horror-youre-next/#|title=Columbia Mansion Featured in Horror Film &#039;'You&#039;'re Next&#039;'|publisher=midmotoday.com|access-date=2014-05-03|archive-date=January 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102194159/http://www.midmotoday.com/columbia-mansion-featured-in-lionsgate-horror-youre-next/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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OnFour Septemberdays 21,after its 2011premiere, [[Lions Gate Entertainment|Lionsgate]] announced that it had acquired American, British, and Canadian distribution rights to the film for just $2&nbsp;million.<ref name="YoureNext-r3"/><ref name="YoureNext-r4"/> The film was part of the competition during the 20th edition of the international festival of fantastic movies at Gerardmer (France) in February 2013, and it won the [[Syfy]] prize of the event.

[[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports an approval rating of 7980% based on 159161 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus states, "''You're Next''{{'}}s energetic and effective mix of brutal gore and pitch black humor will please horror buffs and beyond."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/youre_next_2011|title=You're Next (2013)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=December 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/youre-next|title=You're Next Reviews|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=October 19, 2019}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B−" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=You're Next – CinemaScore |work=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=September 30, 2013}}</ref>

''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]''{{'}}s Jordan Hoffman called ''You're Next'' "one of the more entertaining horror pictures of the last 10 years.".<ref name="fair">{{cite news | last = Hoffman | first = Jordan | title = Blair Witch Has Scares, but It Never Quite Gets Out of the Woods | work =[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date = September 12, 2016 | url = https://vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/09/blair-witch-2016-review | access-date = 2016-10-14}}</ref> Chris Nashawaty of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the film a B+, praising "Wingard's canny knack for leavening his characters' gory demises with sick laughs and clever [[Rube Goldberg]] twists (razor-sharp piano wire hasn't been used this well since 1999's ''[[Audition (1999 film)|Audition]]''). It's like ''[[Ordinary People]]'' meets ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]''" and describing the final shot as "deliciously twisted".<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://ew.com/article/2013/08/29/youre-next-movie/ |last= Nashawaty |first= Chris |title= ''You're Next'' |magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]] |date= August 29, 2013 |page= 48 |access-date= September 1, 2013 |archive-date= August 6, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130806091916/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20483133_20687887,00.html |url-status= live }}</ref> R. Kurt Osenlund of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' gave the film 4 stars, stating that it "brazenly merges the home-invasion thriller with the dysfunctional family dramedy".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://slantmagazine.com/film/review/youre-next|title=''You're Next'' review at|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> Joshua Rothkopf (''[[Time Out New York]]'') called the film "solidly satisfying" and a "minor triumph", though adding that it was, in general, unoriginal.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joshua Rothkopf|url=https://timeout.com/us/film/youre-next-movie-review|title=You're Next: movie review at|publisher=Timeout.com|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> Matt Glasby of ''[[Total Film]]'' called the film "funny and tense, rather than hilarious and terrifying", and complimented it for being a "good" horror-comedy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Glasby|first=Matt|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/you-re-next|title=''You're NashawatyNext'' Review|publisher=TotalFilm.com|date=2013-08-19|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> Barbara VanDenburgh (''[[Arizona Republic]]'') gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it was not "very scary" and that its "budget for red food coloring was no doubt higher than the one for script doctoring"; although she complimented the score and "gruesome" conclusion.<ref name="azcentral">{{cite web|url=https://azcentral.com/thingstodo/movies/articles/20130814youre-next-movie-review.html?nclick_check=1|title='You're Next', 3.5 stars|publisher=azcentral.com|access-date=2014-05-03}}</ref> Mark Jenkins of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said the movie "is at times bloodily entertaining. And if the central plot twist isn't all that clever, at least the movie offers some motivation for its mayhem",<ref>{{cite news |last= Jenkins |first= ChrisMark |title= ''You're Next'' movie review |magazinenewspaper= [[EntertainmentThe WeeklyWashington Post]] |date= August 22, 2013 |url= https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-22/news/41435705_1_movie-review-vacation-home-aubrey |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130829005653/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-22/news/41435705_1_movie-review-vacation-home-aubrey |url-status= dead |archive-date= August 29, 2013 |pageaccess-date= 48September 1, 2013}}</ref> while Jane Horwitz wrote for the same newspaper: "For slasher/horror fans 17 and older, ''You're Next'' may provide sufficient homicidal entertainment".<ref>{{cite news |last= Horwitz |first= Jane |title= Family Filmgoer reviews ''One Direction'', ''Getaway'', ''Closed Circuit'', ''The World's End'' and ''You're Next'' |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date= August 29, 2013 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/family-filmgoer-reviews-one-direction-getaway-closed-circuit-the-worlds-end-and-youre-next/2013/08/28/095954be-0aaa-11e3-8974-f97ab3b3c677_story.html |access-date= September 1, 2013}}</ref> Liam Lacey (''[[The Globe and Mail]]'') gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, describing it as "well-executed" but "rudimentary".<ref>{{cite news|author=Liam Lacey|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/youre-next-murder-and-mayhem-at-the-family-reunion/article13921021/#dashboard/follows|title=You're Next: Murder and mayhem at the family reunion|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|access-date=2013-08-25|location=Toronto|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref>

A review from ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'' called the film unoriginal,<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Kevin C.|url=https://stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/you-re-next-is-gory-funny-but-not-as-clever/article_f2c7cc29-d96f-52c6-a92a-3d5098191940.html|title='You're Next' is gory, funny, but not as clever as it thinks: Entertainment|date=August 22, 2013 |publisher=Stltoday.com|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> while Rene Rodriguez (''[[The Miami Herald]]'') panned the film, calling it "practically insulting", and dubbed the premise "idiotic".<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodriguez|first=Rene|url=http://www.miami.com/039you039re-next039-r-article|title='You're Next' (R)|publisher=miami.com|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> John DeFore (''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'') wrote that the film's characters were mostly unsympathetic and that more humor would have improved the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/movie/youre-next/review/236617|title=You're Next: Toronto Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2013-08-25|first=John|last=DeFore}}</ref> Stephen Whitty of ''[[The Star-Ledger|The Newark Star-Ledger]]'', in a review for ''[[The Oregonian|The Portland Oregonian]]'', gave the film a C+ rating, agreeing it was unoriginal and uninventive, comparing it to ''[[The Purge (2013 film)|The Purge]]'' and ''[[The Last House on the Left (1972 film)|The Last House on the Left]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last= Whitty |first= Stephen |title= ''You're Next'' review: Weekend visit turns gory |work= [[The Oregonian]] |location= Portland, Oregon |date= August 22, 2013 |url= http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2013/08/youre_next_review_weekend_visi.html |access-date= September 1, 2013}}</ref> Scott Bowles of ''[[USA Today]]'' gave ''You're Next'' a negative review, describing it as repetitive and stating that it did not have a purpose.<ref>{{cite news|last= Bowles | first= Scott|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/08/22/youre-next-review/2581963|title='Next' question: What's the point of this horror film? |publisher=Usatoday.com|access-date=2013-08-25|date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>

''Total Film'' placed Erin (Sharni Vinson) at number one on their list of "50 Most Bad-Ass Female Horror Leads".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/50-most-bad-ass-female-horror-leads/you-re-next-2011|title=Total Film - GamesRadar+}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed Erin at number thirteen on its list of "The Best Horror Heroines in Film."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The best horror heroines in film |url=https://ew.com/movies/best-horror-heroines/ |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

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<ref name="YoureNext-r2">{{cite web|url=http://tiff.net/thefestival/filmprogramming/programmes/midnightmadness|title=Midnight Madness – Home |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival Inc|access-date=2011-09-19|archive-date=January 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114130351/http://tiff.net/thefestival/filmprogramming/programmes/midnightmadness|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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