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The Stranger

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Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine. However, his daily life is soon about to be disrupted by his neighbor, Raymond Sintès, who draws Meursault into his shady dealings. Until one blisteringly hot day, a tragic event occurs on a beach...

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Ben Croll TheWrap One of Ozon’s richest and most satisfying works in years -- that rarest of literary adaptations, one that honors a foundational text precisely by finding something new to say. Sep 4, 2025 Full Review Hannah Strong Little White Lies The Stranger transfers to film for a third time in mostly compelling fashion, and the small adjustments to Camus’ plot afford a little modernity without a more obvious update. Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Sophie Monks Kaufman IndieWire The level of craft present in creating the mood is transfixing and the film works as a fever dream... But as an explicit adaption of the book by a mind in the process of birthing existentialism, it does not quite have the requisite courage or strangeness. Rated: B- Sep 2, 2025 Full Review Mariona Borrull Fotogramas ... [Meursault's character] serves as an excuse or model...for [François Ozon] to create Buñuelian displays with him within the plaster walls of a riad. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Mia Pflüger AwardsWatch At the center is Benjamin Voisin’s Meursault, a performance that is quietly extraordinary. Rated: B Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily A perfectly crafted but somewhat laborious stab at the book’s dark heart; while it’s very, very faithful, it somehow seems much more drawn out and much less economical. In its favor, though, it is incredibly stylish. Sep 3, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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François Ozon

Director

Benjamin Voisin

Actor

Rebecca Marder

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Pierre Lottin

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Denis Lavant

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Swann Arlaud

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Synopsis Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine. However, his daily life is soon about to be disrupted by his neighbor, Raymond Sintès, who draws Meursault into his shady dealings. Until one blisteringly hot day, a tragic event occurs on a beach...
Director
François Ozon
Producer
François Ozon
Screenwriter
François Ozon
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
2h 0m