Is The Stranger violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 The Stranger scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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 The Stranger easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% 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 The 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.

The Stranger

Name: The Stranger
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Utpal Dutt, Dipankar Dey, Mamata Shankar, Bikram Bhattacharya, Rabi Ghosh

Directed by Satyajit Ray

Produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, Erato Films

1991114 min7.6 / 10

A philosophical chamber piece about suspicion and worldviews, where a mysterious stranger's tales gradually dissolve a family's certainties about identity, belonging, and how one should live.

A well-off family is paid an unexpected, and rather unwanted, visit by a man claiming to be the woman's long lost uncle. The initial suspicion with which they greet the man slowly dissolves as he regales them with stories of his travels, tales that are at odds with their conventional middle class perspective on the world.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas Mental Illness Caregiving Reflective Life Stories Quirky Characters Finding Purpose Outcasts and Misfits

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Suspicion Inheritance Interrogation Calcutta Stranger Long Lost Relative Ethnographer Nativist Utpol Dutta

Questions people ask

Is The Stranger violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Stranger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is The Stranger easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Does The Stranger end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Stranger sad? 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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