Stranger
"stranger" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Jagged Mind
Synopsis:
When Billie finds herself reliving different versions of the same first date, she must break out of a series of loops created by her manipulative ex-girlfriend.
Starring:
Shannon Woodward,
Maisie Richardson-Sellers,
Rosaline Elbay
#2
Knock at the Cabin
Synopsis:
While vacationing at a remote cabin, a young girl and her two fathers are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand that the family make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. With limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.
Starring:
Rupert Grint,
Nikki Amuka-Bird,
Dave Bautista
#3
Three Colors: Red
Synopsis:
Valentine, a student model in Geneva, struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog, she discovers that its owner, a retired judge, is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his neighbors' phone calls. Although Valentine is outraged, she develops a strange bond with the judge – and as the two become closer, she finds herself caught in the middle of even…
Starring:
Jean-Louis Trintignant,
Samuel Le Bihan,
Irène Jacob
Plot:
friendship,
ex judge,
eavesdropping,
judge,
model,
dog,
law student,
indifference,
fashion model,
telephone line
...
#4
The Witches of Eastwick
Synopsis:
Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.
Starring:
Carel Struycken,
Veronica Cartwright,
Jack Nicholson
#5
The Stranger
Synopsis:
A man working for the War Crimes Commission suspects that an important Nazi official has folded himself into a quaint Connecticut town.
Starring:
Martha Wentworth,
Edward G. Robinson,
Orson Welles
#6
The Passenger
Synopsis:
David Locke is a world-weary American journalist who has been sent to cover a conflict in northern Africa, but he makes little progress with the story. When he discovers the body of a stranger who looks similar to him, Locke assumes the dead man's identity. However, he soon finds out that the man was an arms dealer, leading Locke into dangerous situations. Aided by a beautiful woman, Locke attemp…
Starring:
Jack Nicholson,
Steven Berkoff,
Maria Schneider
Plot:
desert,
sahara desert,
reporter,
africa,
journalist,
hotel,
escape,
war correspondent,
gunrunner,
stolen identity
...
#7
Theorem
Synopsis:
A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.
Starring:
Terence Stamp,
Laura Betti,
Anne Wiazemsky
#8
Strangers on a Train
Synopsis:
A deranged socialite accosts a tennis star with his theory that if two strangers trade murders, they can disguise their motives and avoid suspicion.
Starring:
Leo G. Carroll,
Howard St. John,
Patricia Hitchcock
#9
Stagecoach
Synopsis:
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Starring:
Andy Devine,
George Bancroft,
John Wayne
Plot:
outlaw,
based on short story,
prostitute,
gambler,
journey,
native american attack,
stagecoach,
western town,
revenge,
doctor
...
#10
Solaris
Synopsis:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Starring:
Anatoliy Solonitsyn,
Nikolay Grinko,
Tamara Ogorodnikova
#11
Shane
Synopsis:
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Starring:
Jack Palance,
Van Heflin,
Ben Johnson
#12
Secret Window
Synopsis:
Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Maria Bello,
Len Cariou
#13
Night of the Living Dead
Synopsis:
A group of people try to survive an attack of bloodthirsty zombies while trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse.
Starring:
Duane Jones,
Judith O'Dea,
Karl Hardman
#14
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Synopsis:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is…
Starring:
John Cleese,
Eric Idle,
Michael Palin
#15
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Synopsis:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Starring:
René Auberjonois,
Julie Christie,
Keith Carradine
Plot:
prostitution,
mining town,
gambler,
western town,
brothel madam,
bordello,
1890s,
brothel,
bathhouse,
corset
...
#16
Kwaidan
Synopsis:
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior'…
Starring:
Kenjirō Ishiyama,
Michiyo Aratama,
Misako Watanabe
#17
K-PAX
Synopsis:
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Alfre Woodard,
Conchata Ferrell
Plot:
extraterrestrial,
science,
alien,
planet,
patient,
psychiatrist,
hospital,
light travel,
beam of light,
pencil
...
#18
High Tension
Synopsis:
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Starring:
Franck Khalfoun,
Philippe Nahon,
Cécile de France
Plot:
serial killer,
farmhouse,
straight razor,
killing spree,
killing,
gory violence,
gory,
graphic violence,
blood spatter,
slasher
...
#19
Following
Synopsis:
Bill, an idle, unemployed aspiring writer, walks the crowded streets of London following randomly chosen strangers, a seemingly innocent entertainment that becomes dangerous when he crosses paths with a mysterious character.
Starring:
Jeremy Theobald,
Alex Haw,
Lucy Russell
#20
Dark City
Synopsis:
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly,
Rufus Sewell,
William Hurt
Plot:
neo noir,
alien race,
memory,
beach,
experiment,
lovecraftian,
steampunk,
police,
doctor,
prostitute
...