The wholly absorbing, irresistible character study of two men who aren’t always who they seem to be, one haunted by the demons of his past choices and the other crippled by guilt and attempting to preserve his identity while hiding in plain sight.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 23, 2023

If you like slow movies with tough, serious themes, based on true events, with sinister and dark characters, go for it.

Full Review | Jul 1, 2023

To call it an impressive and offbeat crime drama is putting it very lightly. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Dec 22, 2022

A movie whose every dark or overcast shot, every quiet conversion and every revelation contributes to the rising tension and the inescapable gloom tinged with grief that follows this "Stranger” — up close, and from a distance — from beginning to end.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 18, 2022

Wright crafts a hyper-elaborate set-up and delicate drip-feed of information which make spoilers an equal crime, but The Stranger is more of a felt experience than a traditional policier.

Full Review | Dec 14, 2022

An annoying chore. A stronger second half comes some way in making the ordeal worth it if you haven’t already dropped off for a tactical mid-fest snooze.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Dec 14, 2022

The Stranger offers strong, subtle performances from its leads, and a freshly vital approach to familiar material.

Full Review | Dec 14, 2022

Wright artfully directs his film with the kind of precision that’ll keep you hanging on to every shot.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Dec 14, 2022

There is a good film in The Stranger somewhere. But viewers will have to wade through a lot of clunky chronology to find it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 14, 2022

This quiet, sly crime movie is yet another gem from Australia's Blue-Tongue collective.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 5, 2022

Finely tuned unconventional crime drama about a brooding psychopath protagonist.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Nov 18, 2022

Generating an increasingly tense, immersive atmosphere, [director Thomas M] Wright gets some intense performances from his leads in a skilfully minimalist film

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 17, 2022

...dramatic fiction with thematic overlaps to Al-Khatib’s documentary...

Full Review | Nov 11, 2022

It does move to its own unique gritty rhythm. But once you get in step with it, it’s hard to turn away.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 10, 2022

The mystery is always kept to your attention and the police procedural that results is fascinating.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Nov 9, 2022

Writer/director Thomas M. Wright’s true crime suspense thriller is a collection of shattered fragments, from its crosscutting among various story and timelines to the shattered psyches of its protagonists...

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Nov 7, 2022

The film builds up as the story moves forward and revitalizes the undercover cop genre to focus on the perturbed psyche of the policeman in question. [Full review in Spanish]

Full Review | Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 26, 2022

One of the best things to be said about this is that it's difficult to get too much into why The Stranger works without spoiling the story.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 25, 2022

Taut and effective.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 25, 2022

Sean Harris further cements his reputation as one of the most magnetic screen actors today; sporting a colossal beard and shoulder-length hair, his character here is an endlessly watchable presence and enigma.

Full Review | Oct 25, 2022