Is I Was a Stranger sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Was a Stranger scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Was a Stranger violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does I Was a Stranger end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is I Was a Stranger easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

I Was a Stranger

Name: I Was a Stranger
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2025
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Omar Sy, Ziad Bakri, Constantine Markoulakis

Based on 14 million true stories.

Directed by Brandt Andersen

Produced by Philistine Films, SPACE + ART Entertainment

2025103 min6.7 / 10

A multi-perspective refugee crisis drama that weaves together five strangers' moral reckoning amid displacement, danger, and the question of what it means to remain human in extremity.

A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Loyalty Under Pressure Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Immigrants and Exiles

Genres

Drama Thriller

Keywords

Refugee

Questions people ask

Is I Was a Stranger sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is I Was a Stranger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is I Was a Stranger violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Does I Was a Stranger end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is I Was a Stranger easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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