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InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

m-krajeski There are plenty of reasons to love a noir film. And this film gives you plenty to choose from. Maybe not the strongest plot, but it has beautiful camera work, and great control of lights and shadows. After World War II there was a large amount of controversy over such atrocities such as the holocaust. I think that the bottled up pain and anguish that the American population suffered was in a sense justified with the hunting and eventually execution of the remaining Nazi's. Orson Welles really understood his audience, and was able to produce a great film for the age.

Tyler Newell This film has a lot of details to how it's crafted that are sure to hook you from start to finish without even needing to be particularly fond of the plot. The extremely low key lighting throughout most of the movie makes the focus of a shot stand out while also looking like some sort of near-abstract painting. The characters' voices all have this strange, hypnotic bravado to them that forces you to pay attention to every word spoken. The camera is given very unique vertical placement as well as horizontal: in any given scene, you'll likely be looking up or down at something rather than being on even level with it. It's a surreal yet satisfying experience that I'd recommend to pretty much any Film Noir fan.

j-grover3 The Stranger (1946), Orson Welles tells the story of a detective on the hunt for a Nazi war criminal. I thought The Stranger had a captivating story with rather dark themes. Welles, as I've learned, is a pro when it comes to directing cinematography and making exceptional use of cleaver camera angles and shots, The Stranger is no exception. All in all, I thought this was an excellent noir thriller and would certainly watch this again.

jrich-37411 In my opinion The Stranger starts out slow, but then eventually becomes more intriguing over time.It takes place after World War II. Throughout the whole movie the characters are in a search to find a former Nazi who is hiding out in a small Connecticut town. This Nazi has completely changed his identity so they are using the only information they have, which is his passion for clocks, to try and find him.This is definitely a film noir marked by the fatalism that occurs in the movie. Towards the end of the film the suspense continuously builds up, resulting in exciting ending scenes.