Name: Friends and Strangers
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2022-02-25
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Cast: Fergus Wilson, Emma Diaz, Greg Zimbulis, David Gannon, Jayden Muir

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Friends and Strangers follows two middle class wanderers in a dryly comic exploration of inner Sydney.

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Australian Indie Film
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Class and Privilege
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Contemporary Sydney
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Directed by: James Vaughan
Written by: James Vaughan
Produced by: Lucy Rennick, Rebecca Lamond
Music by: Liam Egan, Tony Murtagh, Nathan Codner

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February 25, 2022 · 1 h 24 min · Comedy, Drama

Released: February 25, 2022
Runtime: 1 h 24 min
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original language: English
Made in: Australia
Available in: 64 countries

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Where can I stream Friends and Strangers?

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In the United States, Friends and Strangers streams on Fandor and Metrograph. It also streams in 63 other countries.

Is Friends and Strangers worth watching?

66

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 66 (IMDb 5.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 74%). Critics rate it higher (74 out of 100) than audiences (62).

Will Friends and Strangers make me laugh?

Light

Now and then: the humor is mostly cringe comedy (7 of 10) and situational comedy (6 of 10).

Is Friends and Strangers plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (8 of 10) and character depth (7 of 10) more than on its plot.