5 unmissable crime movies on Netflix with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes Looking for a stunningly good crime film to stream? Check out one of these five pulsatingly excellent flicks on Netflix. TechRadar · Nov 7, 2023
Aacta awards 2022: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, Mystery Road and Heartbreak High win big Mandy Walker became the first female to win best cinematographer for Elvis, which beat out the Drover’s Wife and the Stranger in most film categories The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022
The Stranger casts Joel Edgerton as an undercover cop in unnerving thriller inspired by Daniel Morcombe case The tragic disappearance of a Sunshine Coast boy in 2003 and the ensuing police probe a decade later is the basis for The Stranger, coming to Netflix this month following a Cannes premiere. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
Australian thriller The Stranger puts anxiety centre frame When I teach budding screenwriters, I will often use the “show don’t tell” rule as a quick-fix for students trapped in the more familiar mode of literary storytelling. The Stranger, an accomplished Australian thriller, written and directed by Thomas M. Wright, abides closely to this adage with visceral storytelling using… The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022
Thomas M Wright on making The Stranger: ‘My partner said, “I don’t want you to do this”’ Wright’s new film attracted controversy before it had even screened. But while it’s based on the murder of Daniel Morcombe, that crime is not its subject The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2022
Cinemas, Netflix set to release Aussie film The Stranger. Here’s why it’s controversial The parents of Daniel Morcombe criticised The Stranger as a ‘callously disrespectful’ film depicting the hunt for their child's killer. The New Daily · Sep 18, 2022
The Stranger review – Joel Edgerton is at his brooding best in this sophisticated crime drama Thomas M Wright’s unconventional, captivating film sees Edgerton as an undercover cop trying to identify a child murderer, opposite the brilliant Sean Harris The Guardian - AU · Aug 5, 2022
From Nitram to The Stranger: Daniel Morcombe film reignites debate about ‘profiting from pain’ The family of a murdered Australian child want audiences to boycott film about the case. What’s the line between art and exploitation? The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022
Film based on Daniel Morcombe murder case is ‘selfish cash grab’, parents say Bruce Morcombe asks filmgoers to not see Thomas M Wright’s The Stranger, but producers say it does not name Daniel or depict his death The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2022