The Stranger

Name: The Stranger
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: April 3, 2026
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 82

2026

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Music Box Films | Release Date: April 3, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation. A modest man who keeps to himself, Meursault finds his routine upended by the sudden death of his mother. At her funeral, he faces scrutiny from all corners for his failure to perform his grief. Meursault’s reputation for otherworldlyMeursault (Benjamin Voisin) works as a clerk at an office in Algiers during the French colonial occupation. A modest man who keeps to himself, Meursault finds his routine upended by the sudden death of his mother. At her funeral, he faces scrutiny from all corners for his failure to perform his grief. Meursault’s reputation for otherworldly detachment carries over to all aspects of his life, from his tentative romance with Marie (Rebecca Marder) to his indifference to professional advancement. As Meursault gets swept up in a cycle of escalating reprisals among his neighbors, tensions come to a head when he murders an Arab man on the beach. A Frenchman may offer many defenses for shooting an Arab in Algeria, but Meursault’s refusal of excuse or remorse shakes colonial society to its core. Based on Albert Camus’s classic novel.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 122 min

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Radio Times James Mottram

Apr 7, 2026

Adapted by director François Ozon, the script makes subtle adjustments to Camus's work without ever demystifying its more enigmatic elements. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Apr 2, 2026

Make no mistake: this is a horror film; as you stare at the screen, the abyss it represents stares back at you. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 10, 2026

Franҫois Ozon, with abiding respect for the high-wattage brilliance of his countryman’s spartan masterpiece about an apathetic killer, has given us a movie adaptation that does daylight-noir justice to its alluring mysteries, while threading in some freshly necessary political context. Read full review

Donald Clarke

Apr 10, 2026

Camus’s prose is heard as we sink into intellectual concerns that obsessed French intellectuals through the 1950s. But it remains a gripping piece that treats its source with great respect. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Apr 3, 2026

Ozon’s The Stranger keeps the spirit of its source material alive as a timeless warning in a modern world of stark polarization, ongoing colonialism, and plenty of Meursaults ignoring the suffering of others. Read full review

IONCINEMA.com Nicholas Bell

Apr 7, 2026

Lifting directly from Camus’ prose in the final throes, Ozon’s take on The Stranger effectively administers the source’s intentions—and clearly, there is a point, even if Meursault himself would reject it. Read full review

Next Best Picture Cody Dericks

Sep 4, 2025

The Stranger is a distancing, cold watch that’s sure to leave many viewers feeling completely stranded, which just may be what Ozon is going for. Read full review

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