Intimate Strangers (2003)
80%RT Audience Score: 69%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Intimate Strangers is Hitchcockian noir with a Gallic twist: Rather than simply imitating the genre’s form, director/screenwriter Patrice Leconte delves into the underlying psychological drama
Intimate Strangers is like a game of poker where you’re not sure if you’re holding a winning hand or not. The movie takes you on a mysterious journey that keeps you guessing until the very end. The chemistry between the leads may not be explosive, but it’s definitely intriguing. It’s a movie that’s worth a watch, especially if you’re a fan of French cinema. Just don’t expect to leave the theater with all the answers.
Production Company(ies)
Gullane Africa Filmes, Globo Filmes,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 43m
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Language(s):Korean
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Country of origin:France
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2004 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 28, 2004
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Intimate Strangers, starring Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Bonnaire, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, directed by Patrice Leconte, written by Jérôme Tonnerre, drama, R rating, Hitchcockian noir, Gallic twist, psychological drama, box office gross $2.1M, produced by Christine Gozlan, Alain Sarde, reviewed by Will Self, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Kirk Honeycutt, Jeannette Catsoulis, Richard Nilsen, Richard Schickel, Jay Antani, Agnieszka Tennant, Mark Pfeiffer, Robert Roten, Ken Hanke, Jeffery Overstreet, sexual dialogue, French (Canada) language, Paramount Pictures distributor, surround sound, Dolby SRD, scope aspect ratio
Worldwide gross: $39,576,060
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $46,572,069
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,369
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,078,743
US/Canada gross: –
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Sandrine Bonnaire – Anna
Michel Duchaussoy – Docteur Monnier
Anne Brochet – Jeanne
Gilbert Melki – Marc
Laurent Gamelon – Luc
Director(s)
Patrice Leconte
Writer(s)
Jérôme Tonnerre
Producer(s)
Christine Gozlan, Alain Sarde
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (104) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (89) | Rotten (15)
In what is essentially a two-hander you have to expect a little more combustion between the leads, but I never really bought the complicity between them to begin with, so the pay-off seemed preposterous.
January 9, 2018
Will Self
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
September 7, 2011 | Rating: B+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
A mysterious love story takes chances and mostly succeeds.
December 27, 2004
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Like its seductive protagonist, Intimate Strangers is a masterful tease.
September 8, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Jeannette Catsoulis
Las Vegas Mercury
TOP CRITIC
Those who know if they like the world of Leconte — like those who know they like the world of Eric Rohmer or Jacques Rivette — will look forward to seeing this film the way they might look forward to a fine meal prepared by a great chef.
September 2, 2004 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
An Adults Only movie in the best sense of the term.
September 2, 2004
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
pleasant, compelling, worth a look
August 16, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Jay Antani
Cinema Writer
Director Patrice Leconte subtly infuses the movie with humor and psychological depth.
November 1, 2006 | Rating: 3.5/4
Agnieszka Tennant
Christianity Today
[Leconte is] among the best today at turning out films in the classic French mode.
April 14, 2005 | Rating: B+
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
It doesn’t quite ring true, but it is absorbing, nonetheless.
February 6, 2005 | Rating: C+
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
One day we’re going to look back and wonder how we never quite noticed how very good Patrice Leconte is.
January 12, 2005 | Rating: 4/5
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
… full of meaningful moments, aesthetic pleasures, and the joy that comes from the close study of a character’s expressions, confessions, and silences.
December 31, 2004 | Rating: B
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer…
Plot
A psychiatrist’s case of mistaken identity leads to a sexually charged relationship with a lonely woman who unknowingly confesses her secrets to a stranger in Intimate Strangers.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels review for Intimate Strangers.
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