The Stranger (2022 film)

The Stranger
The Stranger
	Australian release poster
Directed by	Thomas M. Wright
Written by	Thomas M. Wright
Based on	The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer; by Kate Kyriacou
Produced by	Rachel Gardner; Emile Sherman; Iain Canning; Joel Edgerton; Kerry Kohansky-Roberts; Kim Hodgert;
Starring	Joel Edgerton; Sean Harris; Jada Alberts;
Cinematography	Sam Chiplin
Edited by	Simon Njoo
Music by	Oliver Coates
Production; companies	Screen Australia; South Australian Film Corporation; Cross City Films; Rocket Science; See-Saw Films; Anonymous Content; Blue-Tongue Films;
Distributed by	Transmission Films (Australia); Netflix (worldwide);
Release dates	18 May 2022 (Cannes); 6 October 2022 (Australia);
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

The Stranger is a 2022 Australian psychological crime thriller film written and directed by Thomas M. Wright, starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris.^[3]^[4] Based on the non-fiction book The Sting: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's Killer by Kate Kyriacou, and inspired by the murder investigation of Daniel Morcombe,^[1] the film follows an investigation of a child abduction case, with an undercover police officer (Edgerton) in a sting operation tasked with getting close to and forming a friendship with the prime suspect (Harris).

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2022, under the Un Certain Regard section.^[5] It had a limited theatrical release in Australia by Transmission Films on 6 October 2022 and streamed worldwide on Netflix on 19 October.^[6]^[7] The film received positive reviews from critics.

^ ^a ^b Spence, Hamish; Achenza, Madeleine (15 July 2022). "Daniel Morcombe's parents demand film stop using son's name to promote film". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Felperin, Leslie (22 May 2022). "'The Stranger': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
^ Buckmaster, Luke (25 December 2020). "From Nitram to Penguin Bloom: Australian films to look out for in 2021". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Lawson, Richard (14 April 2022). "The Cannes 2022 Lineup Highlights: Movie Stars, Auteurs, and Some Kind of Body Horror". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
^ Whittock, Jesse (4 August 2022). "Netflix Acquires Thomas M. Wright's Joel Edgerton And Sean Harris-Starring Thriller 'The Stranger' Following Cannes Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
^ Transmission Films [@transmission] (14 September 2022). "Directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, #TheStranger will be in Australian cinemas October 6" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Twitter.

[news.com.au(2022-07-15)-1] Spence, Hamish; Achenza, Madeleine (15 July 2022). "Daniel Morcombe's parents demand film stop using son's name to promote film". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[thr-2] Felperin, Leslie (22 May 2022). "'The Stranger': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2022.

[3] Buckmaster, Luke (25 December 2020). "From Nitram to Penguin Bloom: Australian films to look out for in 2021". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[Variety-4] Cite error: The named reference Variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] Lawson, Richard (14 April 2022). "The Cannes 2022 Lineup Highlights: Movie Stars, Auteurs, and Some Kind of Body Horror". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[6] Whittock, Jesse (4 August 2022). "Netflix Acquires Thomas M. Wright's Joel Edgerton And Sean Harris-Starring Thriller 'The Stranger' Following Cannes Bow". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

[7] Transmission Films [@transmission] (14 September 2022). "Directed by Thomas M. Wright and starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, #TheStranger will be in Australian cinemas October 6" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 September 2022 – via Twitter.

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