The Stranger

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The Stranger

2024

1h 37m

Drama

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Michael Nordine

Variety

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.

Apr 16, 2024

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

A tense if tidy thriller that chronicles a ride-hail driver’s journey to surveillance hell and back.

Apr 15, 2024

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Marshall Shaffer

Decider

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.

Jul 8, 2024

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Very tense and makes no sense.

Rated: C

Apr 22, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

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.

Apr 18, 2024

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Laura Bradley

The Daily Beast

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.

Apr 17, 2024

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Monique S

This has to be the stupidest movie I ever seen in my entire life. I made an account just to leave this review

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Makenna R

This movie made absolutely no sense.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/05/24

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Samara N

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Linda T

I think this movie was great, scared me all the way through, I feel it was great casting and awesome plot 👍👍

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Jeffrey P

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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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

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