Lurker

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Lurker

2025

1h 40m

Drama

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A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

Marshall Shaffer

Slant Magazine

The artist and audience member are coequal—and codependent—in this perceptive drama about a parasocial relationship that enters the realm of reality.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 16, 2025

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

As things go from bad to worse, it’s a captivatingly nasty descent as Matthew’s mask starts to slip, offering up the sort of clammy suspense that one hopes for from this territory without falling into the equally expected overwrought absurdity.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 5, 2025

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David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

The movie arguably takes a little too long to kick in, but once its sense of danger -- devious, disturbing, wryly amusing -- is established, it never stops.

Jan 31, 2025

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Frank J. Avella

Edge Media Network

The film is a piercing critique of social media stardom and the rabid desire for fame, especially among Gen Zers. The obsessive, back-stabbing need to be a part of someone else's success is presented in a raw, unflinching manner...

Rated: A-

Feb 17, 2025

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Nicolás Delgadillo

Discussing Film

Lurker succeeds in areas where similar stories like Saltburn and HBO's The Idol failed. Writer-director Alex Russell puts a unique and unpredictable spin on a familiar premise, leading to thrilling performances from Archie Madekwe and Théodore Pellerin.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 9, 2025

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A satire on fame in Hollywood.

Rated: B

Feb 7, 2025

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Synopsis

A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

Director: Alex Russell
Producer: Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Galen Core, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe, Olmo Schnabel, Marc Marrie, Francesco Melzi d'Eril, Jack Selby
Screenwriter: Alex Russell
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 40m