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Stranger by the Lake (2013)

NR ★ 6.3/10 100 min Drama, Thriller France French
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Screenplay by: Alain Guiraudie
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Description

Frank spends his summer days hopelessly searching for companionship at a popular cruising spot on the shores of a lake in rural France. One day, he meets Michel, an attractive yet darkly mysterious man and falls blindly in love.

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Top Cast

Pierre Deladonchamps
Pierre Deladonchamps Franck
Christophe Paou
Christophe Paou Michel
Patrick d'Assumçao
Patrick d'Assumçao Henri
Jérôme Chappatte Inspector Damroder
Mathieu Vervisch
Mathieu Vervisch Éric
Gilbert Traïna
Gilbert Traïna Tuesday Night Man
Emmanuel Daumas
Emmanuel Daumas Philippe
Sébastien Badachaoui
Sébastien Badachaoui Eric's Boyfriend

Stranger by the Lake Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #1555

Critic Curated

Esquire’s Top 25 Sexiest Movies of All Time
Esquire #04
Paste Magazine The 100 Best French Films of All Time
Paste Magazine #85
Slate Magazines The 75 Greatest LGBT Films
Slate Magazine #02

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI
British Film Institute #95

Identity Theme

55 Essential Queer Horror Films
Vulture #50
Your Queer Film Watchlist
British Film Institute #162

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