The Stranger (2022)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
"Mark Frame"	Joel Edgerton
Henry Peter Teague / Peter Morley	Sean Harris	½
Detective Senior Constable Kate Rylett	Jada Alberts	-
Mark's son	Cormac Wright	-
Paul Emery	Steve Mouzakis	-
Controller / Detective Sergeant Cross	Matthew Sunderland	-
Detective Senior Constable Graham Ikin	Fletcher Humphrys	-

Review

An undercover police operation told with fresh, nail-biting panache by filmmaker Thomas M. Wright (Acute Misfortune), whose aesthetic takes inspiration from both the recent true crime wave and a far more dateless horror tradition. The director has a knack for the visceral, for making noise, sound bites and abrupt cuts work not only to create tension, but to further and punctuate the story. The Stranger is a film that grabs you and shakes you thanks to its delicate balance between a discussion of ethical dilemmas and an assured and relatively ambitious style. A clever and at times electrifying thriller highlighted by first-rate performances by the two lead actors, Joel Edgerton and the immense Sean Harris.