Lurker (2025)
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 60 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A story about obsession and fame where a fan becomes entangled with a pop star. It traces the dark dynamics between celebrities and their followers.
tensepsychologicalslow-burnunsettlingsuspensefuldarkatmosphericstylish
What happens
Lurker is a 2025 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Russell. The film stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri and Sunny Suljic. Lurker premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025, and was released in the United States by Mubi on August 22, 2025. Lurker received critical acclaim. It was featured on Variety's list of the top ten best films of 2025, with lead critic Owen Gleiberman saying, "Lurker has been made with the craft of early vintage Polanski crossed with an up-to-the-minute awareness of what pop culture has come to mean when the famous and their fans are now chasing each other’s tails." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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