Stranger by the Lake fingerprintStrong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Stranger by the Lake is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Romantic
Emotionally, it's romantic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and crime. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Stranger by the Lake is included with a subscription to MUBI and Metrograph in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video 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 77/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 82). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 40 min
Stranger by the Lake runs 1 h 40 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Stranger by the Lake higher (88) than audiences (67). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 86% of its budget.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
+8GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Stranger by the Lake in 22 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for Stranger by the Lake, including Scenery Porn, Bury Your Gays, Only Sane Man.
6.9
