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Stalker

Play trailer Poster for Stalker TV-14 Released Oct 20, 1982 2h 43m Sci-Fi Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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In an unnamed country at an unspecified time, there is a fiercely protected post-apocalyptic wasteland known as The Zone. An illegal guide (Aleksandr Kajdanovsky), whose mutant child suggests unspeakable horrors within The Zone, leads a writer (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) and a scientist (Nikolay Grinko) into the heart of the devastation in search of a mythical place known only as The Room. Anyone who enters The Room will supposedly have any of his earthly desires immediately fulfilled.
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Stalker is a complex, oblique parable that draws unforgettable images and philosophical musings from its sci-fi/thriller setting.

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John Semley Salon.com It's a film that challenges us to be bored, while refusing to be boring. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies Yet Stalker is a movie to be watched as many times as physically possible... It really is that astounding. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Kristin M. Jones Wall Street Journal There are no flying saucers in the great Russian director's haunting tale of a journey into the depths of a postapocalyptic landscape, but it offers visual splendor, as well as mysteries, portents and miracles. Feb 14, 2018 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha Inverse Preserved within the sci-fi drama Stalker — between its elliptical cuts that bend space, and in its looming, lengthy takes that extend time — is the very essence of its director. There is perhaps no greater compendium of his artistic worldview. Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm ... an apocalyptically eerie argument that there is something more than the material world. Rated: 4/4 Jun 26, 2025 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review An uncanny cinematic landscape to explore, investigate, and reflect upon, Stalker is an immersive and unwavering search for meaning in terms of what appears onscreen and how audiences have responded since its release in 1979. Rated: 4/4 Apr 30, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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bao s I liked this movie in my 20s, I still find it a visual and contemplative masterpiece. Watch Solaris if you want stronger foundations.. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Tehmine H Tarkovski - sinemanın ruhani atası... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/17/25 Full Review Joshua H This feels like the kinda of movie which gets better on rewatch but for the frist time watching it found it very captivating. I love how it's movie thats about something in an age of so many generic film it's refreshing to see a movie that's actually about something. The themes were very interesting and it dives into the human condition. The film was very interesting but the reason I can't yet rate it higher is because I feel like there are things I didn't quite get it so the rating may get higher. However I very much enjoyed watching it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/15/25 Full Review Audience Member Its one of the most boring movies I have ever seen tbh :) Pretentious crap with a lot of talking and nothing SF about other than talking non-stop and lamenting all the way. Sorry, I know this might upset die hard fans but this does not deserve its place. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Maka M Beautiful to watch, and the days after the movie, you start to question everything thinking back on it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review saleh S. A trip to the unknown unconscious. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In an unnamed country at an unspecified time, there is a fiercely protected post-apocalyptic wasteland known as The Zone. An illegal guide (Aleksandr Kajdanovsky), whose mutant child suggests unspeakable horrors within The Zone, leads a writer (Anatoliy Solonitsyn) and a scientist (Nikolay Grinko) into the heart of the devastation in search of a mythical place known only as The Room. Anyone who enters The Room will supposedly have any of his earthly desires immediately fulfilled.
Director
Andrei Tarkovsky
Producer
Aleksandra Demidova
Screenwriter
Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Boris Strugatskiy, Arkadiy Strugatskiy, Boris Strugatskiy
Production Co
Mosfilm
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 20, 1982, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 5, 2017
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$258.4K
Runtime
2h 43m
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