The Stranger fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and scary
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
The Stranger is tense and scary.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, 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 is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Fandango at Home Free, Fawesome, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, and Microsoft Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 75/100 (IMDb 3.9, Rotten Tomatoes 92%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 22 min
The Stranger runs 1 h 22 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Stranger higher (96) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Stranger in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for The Stranger, including Hoist by His Own Petard, Redemption Equals Death, Heel–Face Door-Slam.
3.9
