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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927Movie1 h 31 minNR

CrimeThriller
80
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.3Letterboxd3.7/5Metacritic826.8Rotten Tomatoes96%77%

A slow-burning, gripping crime movie about history and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · teens

Skip it if you want fast pacing

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

Movies with

Story

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

Feels like

  • Silent Film
  • Hitchcockian
  • Serial Killer
  • London Fog
  • Suspenseful
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Early Cinema
  • Mystery
  • Classic Horror

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Written by
Alfred Hitchcock, Eliot Stannard, Marie Belloc Lowndes
Produced by
Michael Balcon, Carlyle Blackwell
Music by
Nitin Sawhney, Ashley Irwin

Everyone

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Facts

February 14, 1927 · 1 h 31 min · NR

Released
February 14, 1927
Runtime
1 h 31 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Violence
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Original language
English
Also spoken
xx
Made in
United Kingdom
Budget
$14,670
Box office
$83,568
Available in
139 countries

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog?"

Questions about The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog?

HBO MaxThe RokuHooplaCriterionFlixHousePlexDarkroomFawesome

In the United States, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog streams on HBO Max and Criterion, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Hoopla, FlixHouse, Plex, Darkroom, Fawesome, and Filmtap. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 138 other countries.

Is The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog worth watching?

80
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80 (IMDb 7.3, Letterboxd 3.7 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 82). Critics rate it higher (89 out of 100) than audiences (73).

Will I feel good after watching The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Will The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.