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The Stranger

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New to Los Angeles, rideshare driver Clare picks up Carl from a home deep in the Hollywood Hills. What begins as a routine ride turns into Clare’s worst nightmare: a twelve-hour fight for survival through the city’s seedy underbelly. Carl is not the passenger Clare thought he was, and Clare is not easy prey.

Critics Reviews

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Michael Nordine Variety 04/16/2024
That premise has no shortage of potential, and while the film doesn’t squander it, it doesn’t maximize it either, to the extent that the behind-the-scenes story (about the project’s post-Quibi fate) winds up being more distinctive than the actual plot. Go to Full Review
Natalia Winkelman New York Times 04/15/2024
A tense if tidy thriller that chronicles a ride-hail driver’s journey to surveillance hell and back. Go to Full Review
Marshall Shaffer Decider 07/08/2024
Though Monroe and De Haan are talented actors, they’re trapped playing derivative and generic beats within a familiar horror-thriller cloaked in faux contemporary relevancy. Go to Full Review
Matt Pais MattPais.com 04/22/2024
C
Very tense and makes no sense. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 04/18/2024
Ruined by substandard screenwriting and sloppy editing. [Dane] DeHaan's Carl character is a very two-dimensional villain, while [Maika] Monroe is stuck playing a character who makes so many dumb decisions that it’s hard to feel much sympathy. Go to Full Review
Laura Bradley The Daily Beast 04/17/2024
Its beautifully framed visuals and ominous, shadowy lighting are enough to make you forget that this movie was once a vertically oriented TV series meant to be consumed in 9-minute intervals while waiting in line for your Starbucks order. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Monique S Jan 15 This has to be the stupidest movie I ever seen in my entire life. I made an account just to leave this review See more Makenna R 12/05/2024 This movie made absolutely no sense. See more Samara N 11/11/2024 this is actually one of the worst movies i have ever seen in my entire life and i’ve seen CATS. I genuinely do not trust a soul on here who’s left it anything more than a half star review. the only redeemable quality of this film is the dog. Nothing about this movie made sense, the plot holes were one after another. terrible script and not great acting even from amazing actors. There was a ton of half assed social/political commentary that just… fell so flat and didn’t make a lot of sense. i would not recommend this movie to my worst enemy please do not waste your time See more Linda T 10/26/2024 I think this movie was great, scared me all the way through, I feel it was great casting and awesome plot 👍👍 See more 09/30/2024 It’s just terrible. The acting is poor at best. And nothing they do in the movie makes any sense. It makes the original Friday the 13th look good. See more Jeffrey P 08/27/2024 A psychological thriller to the tune of ‘MAGA rage unleashed.’ Nothing overtly stands out as new and inventive, but the suspense and thrills are good enough to maintain interest, though the act wears thin as there are no clear motives for the villain or any good explanation for how he is so skilled. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis New to Los Angeles, rideshare driver Clare picks up Carl from a home deep in the Hollywood Hills. What begins as a routine ride turns into Clare’s worst nightmare: a twelve-hour fight for survival through the city’s seedy underbelly. Carl is not the passenger Clare thought he was, and Clare is not easy prey.
Director
Veena Sud
Creator
Veena Sud
Production Co
Fox 21 Television Studios
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 15, 2024
Runtime
1h 37m