Is Stalker one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 98% 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.

Yes. More sad than 82% 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.

Not especially. Less violent than 73% 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.

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 Stalker 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.

Does Stalker 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.

Stalker

Name: Stalker
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1979
Duration: 162 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Mykola Hrynko, Natalya Abramova

There's no need to speak. You must only...concentrate and recall all your past life. When a man thinks of the past, he becomes kinder.

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Produced by Mosfilm

1979162 min8.1 / 10

A meditative philosophical journey into a mysterious zone where desire and meaning are interrogated through slow, visually poetic contemplation.

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

Clusters

Philosophical Life Reflections Faith and Doubt Stories Space & Alien Movies Art and Philosophy Movements Classic Literary Legends

Genres

Science Fiction Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Guard Wish Stalker Alien Strugatsky Writer Soldier Existentialism Zone Complex Beautifully Filmed

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Questions people ask

Is Stalker one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Is Stalker sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Stalker violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.
Is Stalker scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Stalker easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Stalker end with hope? 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.