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Directed by | Lenny Abrahamson |
Written by | Lucinda Coxon |
Based on | The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters |
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Cinematography | Ole Bratt Birkeland |
Edited by | Nathan Nugent |
Music by | Stephen Rennicks |
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Distributed by | Pathé Distribution (France) 20th Century Fox (United Kingdom/Ireland) |
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Running time | 111 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Box office | $1.8 million[3] |
The Little Stranger is a 2018 gothic drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson and written by Lucinda Coxon, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Sarah Waters. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter and Charlotte Rampling. Set in 1948, the plot follows a doctor who visits an old house where his mother used to work, only to discover it may hold a dark secret. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2018 and in the United States on 31 August 2018 by Focus Features, receiving positive reviews from critics.