We Strangers

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We Strangers

In Theaters Fri Aug 22

1h 20m

Drama

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In gritty Gary, Indiana, quick-witted cleaner Rayelle takes a strange new job that spirals into the surreal when she claims she can speak to the dead. As her lie spins into power, secrets, and chaos, Ray must decide how far she'll go to hold onto control. We Strangers is a darkly funny, sharp slice-of-life story about identity, power, and the quiet lines that divide us.

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Anu Valia

Director

Maria Dizzia

Actor

Sarah Goldberg

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Paul Adelstein

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Kirby

Actor

Tina Lifford

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Stephen Saito

Variety

Valia makes an aesthetically striking feature debut that may impress even more with the clear eyes she brings to the trickle effect of privilege.

Mar 17, 2024

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Dex Wesley Parra

Austin Chronicle

Even if at times certain conceits need refinement, the bold choices and ideas presented strike such a singular tone that it’s hard not to look forward to more from this filmmaker.

Mar 11, 2024

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

Valia masterfully illustrates the tensions among the complex system of social graces that fuel elite society and how utterly pointless it all seems when we stare death in the face.

Rated: A-

Mar 10, 2024

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

Kirby Howell-Baptiste plays a house cleaner who cons some rich white ladies into thinking she's a psychic in this provocative rumination on race and class.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 11, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

The Film Experience

We Strangers runs just eighty minutes but doesn’t feel like a closed loop, starting a worthwhile journey to somewhere but getting lost along the way.

Rated: B-

Jul 27, 2024

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Gerald Peary

Arts Fuse

It’s far and away the Best Film of 2024, superior to anything that has come out of Hollywood.

Jun 25, 2024

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Synopsis

In gritty Gary, Indiana, quick-witted cleaner Rayelle takes a strange new job that spirals into the surreal when she claims she can speak to the dead. As her lie spins into power, secrets, and chaos, Ray must decide how far she'll go to hold onto control. We Strangers is a darkly funny, sharp slice-of-life story about identity, power, and the quiet lines that divide us.

Director: Anu Valia
Producer: Olivia Wingate, Alex Bach, Zachary Spicer, Joy Jorgensen, Miranda Kahn
Screenwriter: Anu Valia
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: PUBLIC SCHOOL PICTURES, Irony Point, Wingate Media, Pigasus Pictures, Flourish Ventures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 22, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2025
Runtime: 1h 20m