The Stranger Beside Me fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, a real life story, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Stranger Beside Me is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Crime, a real life story, and the mind
Its world is built around crime, a real life story, and the mind.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Stranger Beside Me is included with a subscription to fuboTV and Cineverse in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 55/100 (IMDb 6.1). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 29 min
The Stranger Beside Me runs 1 h 29 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Stranger Beside Me in 9 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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