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I'ld like to point out (since some don't see the idea behind all those numbers between 1 and 10), that 6 is a GOOD score! It means it wasn't great or brilliant, but good enough. And this was.

I read a lot of bad reviews that seems to me they have a problem about it not being 'realistic', like this couldn't happen in the real world. This to me, is not a valid complaint. Not every movie is Schindler's List.

I say this COULD happen, but it's definitely not plausible. But that's why it is a thriller series, not a documentary. It was clearly designed to entertain, and not to be deep. And entertain me, well it kinda did! The story is a classic thriller concept (which I happen to like), and nothing new at all. But then the way it unfolds, and the places it goes were pretty new to me and just surprising enough.

Definitely not a must see, oh no. But if you're in the mood for this kind of old school style thriller to be entertained, I see no reason why "The Stranger" could not cure that itch.

This *movie* is surprisingly good. I'm surprised, but i actually agree with the 6.2/10 (although it should be a little higher) but seriously, what's wrong with this *movies*. I thought that this was very enjoyable with good suspense seen, one of my favorite intro scenes. It contains great mystery and will leave you guessing until the last 30 minutes. Some people gave the *TV show* low scores in 2020, and I want to know what they cut out, cause by the end, I wanted more! The practical effects were honestly mid, but story, as unrealistic as it gets, is more than interesting enough to undo the negatives. The ending was satisfying, too.

TLDR: Good original story, with mid effects, good suspense, two great actors, and decent ending. 7/10 (obviously)

Very cheesy and bad acting except Dane DeHaan and Avan Jogia. The story is very impossible yet it is watchable just kind of stupid.

I just finished watching all episodes in one go and found overall it was a fun thriller. This isn't supposed to be something that wins awards or people gush about, it keeps you guessing and doesn't disappoint.

Pretty good B list thriller. It would've done really good in 2016-2018. Dane DeHaan is an amazing actor as always and did very well with the dialogue that was given to him, arguably not well written. Definitely was adapted from a Wattpad novel or something, it just gives off that vibe. However, the director and cinematographer did a very good job at making the film look good and modern. The story gets kinda all over the place and will leave you questioning "why didn't 'that' happen?" or "why didn't he just end it here?", which is why I rated it a 6/10 which is the max I think anyone can give it.

If you want to call it a film, was very suspenseful and kept you guessing what was reality and fiction. The only negative part of this was the ending could have been a little better and not so predicable.

I don't know what the series was like, but this long/ movie version kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time! Kept me guessing, had me wondering what was real and what wasn't....or what I thought was or wasn't. I didn't know up from down and that is hard to do with me! I generally guess much of the plot early on! Nope not with this! The ending was a bit mid, but honestly, I'll let that slide. It really makes you think about the future of the world in this 'internet/ surveillance/ social media' time of our lives. Things past generations didn't have to worry or think about. I'm forever changed. It's definitely worth a watch!

The acting was great in my humble opinion. I did notice a bit of CGI that I wasn't sure why it was used, but I'll just chalk that up to an "everything is CGI now" issue. Cheers to the creator of this story. Chefs kiss.

The Stranger is a sinister adventure, a grim journey starring fear, survival, and loneliness. High quality product that plays with the dangers of society and that uses film history as a potential to connect with the essence of the characters. Maika Monroe directs the plot in a maze of panic, bravery and desolation. Avan Jogia transmits warmth, determination and humanity to JJ. A simple, comical, and honest boy with enough courage to fight disaster. Or at least, to doubt the kind and manipulated reality. Dane DeHaan is the living image of evil as Carl. A cold character, thirsty for chaos and supremacy who loves to sow death and destruction to define himself as the king of the game. With megalomaniac and scary tints, Dane perfectly fits the role, goes directly to freeze the blood. I recommend it!

I was intrigued at the onset, psychopath stalks and terrorizes a lonely young Uber driver, an interesting and timely thriller. Unfortunately, as the series plays out, the dialogue becomes more and more non-sensical and because of this the acting falls apart. I was left rolling my eyes during the final three episodes as Clare began having regular conversations with her stalker Carl E. Maika Monroe was excellent throughout the series, even with the silly dialogue and DeHaan was surprisingly good, playing beyond his usual character archetype of quirky leading man, transforming into a psychotic serial killer. The two stars ultimately can't hold this show together as dialogue devolves into silliness and the plot starts growing more holes than a piece of Swiss cheese.

I have just watched the first episode and i must say that i loved acting of Mr. DeHaan in this show. He is really good in potraying a sociopat.

In the beginning, it's pretty entertaining, and the story keeps you hooked. Plot development is easy to follow. Around halfway, maybe a little more, is when the plot development starts to get difficult to understand, character motivation lacks. Overall acting is mediocre AT WORST, and is pretty good. Cinematography is also overall pretty damn good. But, like I mentioned, the writing sucks. I would say it sucks more in around the second half, but there's not many literary devices used throughout the whole show, making some parts spontaneous and badly written. But for the people saying it's not realistic, I wouldn't say that's a valid complaint. It's not made to be a documentary, just a little show to entertain you. So just because it's not realistic doesn't ruin the show (I would say most Marvel movies could never happen, they're still fantastic and successful movies). But yes, there are very few plot holes, and the ending could've been ALSO written more skillfully.

My wife and I just completed the full 13 episode season. Wow. I wanted to like this show, but I couldn't. All the dialogue was forced and clunky. There was no depth. This is a show that in the year 2020 un-ironically used the phrase "he hacked into our main frame". What more can I say?

Didn't give a star rating since I only saw one ep. Man it is awful. I'm a fan of Dehan and Monroe, so I'm saddened and a little disappointed to see them in this level of show. The dialogue is so clunky and cringe I had to stop watching several times in the first (7min!) episode. Neither behave or talk like real human beings, and the build up to the "reveal" at the end is laughable, not scary, due to the execution. I hope for better projects for both of them in the future.

I really liked this. This was my first short thriller. There were a few twists and turns. If you like thrillers, I recommend this.

This is an edge of your seat thriller that works very well on it's presented platform.

Each bite sized episode packs a wallop of a punch. There is surprisingly good character development, fantastic direction, wonderful acting from everyone involved (so far), with impressive cinematography to boot.

I'm hooked and can't wait to see where this story leads.

The number of assumptive leaps/gaps in logic is utterly through the roof on this. Such a waste of a great main actor (so good in In Treatment). This is utter trash, not worth anyone's time. Also, there is NO way this is a "series" this is basically a short film, chopped up. There will not be follow ups, this new network it's on seems to chop up unsuccesful movies and call them "series"

The show reminds me of a couple of movies from the past with the story taking on a different spin. The only downfall was I cant watch it on a Smart TV

Honestly, the show is okay. Its entertaining, not terrible. But I had a difficult time believing anything in this show would actually happen. The acting wasn't that good. The writing was biased and pretentious. The baseline was creative but then it was given to writers who had no clue what the hell they were talking about. Honestly it's a nice time killer during a pandemic, but that's it.

Not understanding technology isn't a good starting point for a story that needs technology to work. The resulting mess isn't worth watching. Performances mixed, rarely believable, without any worthwhile content. I kept asking myself what universe this took place in, because it isn't smart enough for science fiction, and isn't creative enough for anything else.

Avoid.

For those that are having a hard time watching this it's because you can only watch it on Quibi which I have only been able to download on my iPhone and iPad. As of now you can't download Quibi on Roku or Amazon FireStick.

The Stranger is a great thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat wondering what's going to happen next! Each episode on Quibi is less than 10 minutes i.e. Quibi: Quick Bites so watching The Stranger is almost like watching a great movie but would be just as effective if you stopped halfway through however you would be thinking about it the whole time since I am still thinking about the series today.

Let me start off by saying I was initially hooked and the movie was interesting. Then it tried to get "technical" between the idiotic comments about"encrypting GUIs", the unrealistic "hacking" plotline and the overall unrealistic, omniscient villain with no real technical capabilities I had a hard time finishing this movie. The acting was fine but god I wish Hollywood would just hire someone with know-how instead of just outright incorrectly guessing at how things work and technical jargin.

The acting was good overall. The main villain is not very believable but he isn't bad. The female lead I think did a great job as well. If you want to watch something and don't really care about power dynamics and technical capabilities and limitations then by all means watch this movie. But if you want it to make sense and to have fair, legitimate power dynamics and sensible conversations then I'd look elsewhere.

A really high-rhythm series. Acting was very good. The main basis of the story was weak, but I liked its development very much. It was quite exciting in the shooting. living in a metropolitan is no different than living in a jungle: /