The Stranger fingerprintEmotionally cool.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic
Serious throughout
The mind, society, and history
Standout characters, direction, and performances
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Stranger is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The mind, society, and history
Its world is built around the mind, society, and history. It leaves some questions open.
Standout characters, direction, and performances
The characters, direction, and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Stranger is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 7.1 and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
2 h 2 min
The Stranger runs 2 h 2 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate The Stranger higher (82) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in French. Produced in France, Belgium, Morocco.
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TV Tropes lists 34 storytelling tropes for The Stranger, including Climbing Climax, Secret History, All Germans Are Nazis.
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