The Stranger

Name: The Stranger
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 19, 2022
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Ewen Leslie, Fletcher Humphrys, Jada Alberts, Joel Edgerton, Lucinda Nicholas

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 19, 2022 | TV-MA

Starring: Ewen Leslie, Fletcher Humphrys, Jada Alberts, Joel Edgerton, Lucinda Nicholas, Matthew Sunderland, Mike Foenander, Sean Harris, Simon Elrahi, Steve Mouzakis

Summary: Two men who meet on a plane and strike up a conversation that turns into friendship. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labour and crime, this is a dream come true.

Director: Thomas M. Wright

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 117 min

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The Guardian Luke Buckmaster

Oct 20, 2022

The Stranger avoids both neat explanations and contrived ambiguity, when narrative pieces are shuffling around to confuse audiences. Read full review

Ryan Leston

Oct 20, 2022

It’s the kind of thriller that only comes along every once in a while – truly unsettling and with enough twists and turns to not only keep you interested but on your toes. Read full review

Collider Chase Hutchinson

Oct 20, 2022

What makes The Stranger work is how this all creates an experience that feels as though the two men have become almost doomed to a life where they will aimlessly wander in what feels like an Australian purgatory. Whether they ever manage to escape and uncover some sort of closure is irrelevant to the growing rot that threatens to consume their souls no matter what they do. Read full review

Slashfilm Rafael Motamayor

Oct 20, 2022

Featuring great performances from its two incredibly bearded leading men, and bosting a twist that offers something truly unique to the true crime genre, The Stranger takes loose inspiration from a true story to deliver a bleak yet subdued thriller. Sadly, the film banks everything on this reveal, which recontextualizes everything that came before but deflates all the tension. Read full review

Leslie Felperin

Oct 20, 2022

Assembled with seemingly deliberate disjointed editing that scrambles the time line, and shot through with unsettling shock cuts backed by Oliver Coates discordant, droning minimalist score, The Stranger definitely feels like an elevated genre exercise — more challenging than the average crime drama but also more interesting. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Oct 20, 2022

Wright crafts a hyper-elaborate set-up and delicate drip-feed of information which make spoilers an equal crime, but The Stranger is more of a felt experience than a traditional policier; it’s all about the hunt, not the crime. Read full review

The Playlist Jack King

Oct 20, 2022

The film finds a little verve; Edgerton is put through the imagined ringer in a handful of unnerving dream sequences, and a motif featuring the mountainous crime scene is interesting (until it isn’t). But for all of the interesting twists and turns, as the story comes to its smoky conclusion, one can’t imagine who in the audience will make it to the payoff. Read full review

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Boxhead

Dec 2, 2022

Excellent atmosphere, really unnerving in a good way. Slow burn with a unique twist.

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geewah

May 24, 2023

A dark and atmospheric Aussie crime drama that is driven by two fantastic performances from it's leads Edgerton & Harris.
One of the best Australian movies in recent years.
Kudos to Sean Harris for pulling off one of the best Aussie accents by a non-Australian to be heard in movies.

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alejandro970

Nov 25, 2022

Este thriller policiaco es de aquellos que juegan con la paciencia del espectador, aunque para bien, con un desarrollo pausado aunque intrigante, con secuencias casi silenciosas y un final difícil de predecir que deja más preguntas que respuestas.

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JLuis_001

Oct 21, 2022

Its style reminded me of Villeneuve's Prisoner, which is not necessarily a compliment, but as far as it goes, the director, despite being new to this, manages to give a certain distinction to what he does.

I was expecting a more oppressive film taking into account what its plot explores,Its style reminded me of Villeneuve's Prisoner, which is not necessarily a compliment, but as far as it goes, the director, despite being new to this, manages to give a certain distinction to what he does.

I was expecting a more oppressive film taking into account what its plot explores, however I like how it handles the ups and downs of its main characters, Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris who are excellent in this story, even when the script in some passages does not make it very clear what is the purpose of their path, even so the film is more than captivating if you love a good slow burner.

It is very sad to know that this movie will be lost very soon in the Netflix catalog. I definitely would have paid a ticket to see it.… Expand

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Orukayu

Jan 22, 2023

Australian origin detective film made in 2022. The movie is too heavy. There is a constant air of tension, but no tension. There is a lot of dialogue. But the result is questionable.

A man meets another man on the bus. This acquaintance is doing some illegal business. The other is askingAustralian origin detective film made in 2022. The movie is too heavy. There is a constant air of tension, but no tension. There is a lot of dialogue. But the result is questionable.

A man meets another man on the bus. This acquaintance is doing some illegal business. The other is asking for help from it. Then, over time, the man rises in these jobs. Over time, the place of duty of the man he met on the bus changes. This is meeting higher men. But the man has a secret. A child was kidnapped in the past and was never found again. This man has also been prosecuted as a suspect. But he denied it and there is no evidence. That's why he had to be released. Will this event come before him in the criminal organization?

The movie has sexual implications, no nudity.… Expand

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bertobellamy

Oct 26, 2022

'The Stranger' lives up to its title by leaving the two protagonists as that: two complete strangers. Director and screenwriter Thomas M. Wright sure knows how to slowly build this true crime story, but, in the end, it feels like we've barely come to know these people. The disjointed'The Stranger' lives up to its title by leaving the two protagonists as that: two complete strangers. Director and screenwriter Thomas M. Wright sure knows how to slowly build this true crime story, but, in the end, it feels like we've barely come to know these people. The disjointed execution is also kind of problematic; the blurring between reality and nightmares is disquieting, but it leads to nothing. Thankfully, Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris' acting is enough to keep you watching, although the end doesn't feel climatic at all. Either way, you have to appreciate the unconventional approach Wright and his team took.… Expand

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imthenoob

Jan 26, 2023

I wanted to like this one more than I did. When it comes down to it, this movie felt like a shallow imitation of what would make for a good suspenseful film rather than actually being a good suspenseful film. Slow plot, bad pacing, and an emotional disconnection that makes it so you honestlyI wanted to like this one more than I did. When it comes down to it, this movie felt like a shallow imitation of what would make for a good suspenseful film rather than actually being a good suspenseful film. Slow plot, bad pacing, and an emotional disconnection that makes it so you honestly don't care about what happens or how it plays out.… Expand

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