Strange Darling
Directed by JT MollnerDuring the night, a man and a woman talk to each other in his truck in front a motel. They drink and smoke in the car while discussing whether they will have sex or not and the "rules". The woman, who loves kinky sex, asks him whether he is a serial-killer or not and they decide to go to a room. On the next morning, the woman flees from the motel while the man hunts her down.
- rg9400November 1, 2024Strange Darling is a bigger surprise than Oddity this year, and that's really saying something. I had not even heard of this movie until a few weeks ago, and I am so glad I decided to give this tension-filled thriller a chance. From the very beginning, the movie states that was filmed entirely on 35mm, demanding to be seen on the big screen. And it instantly earns that. I don't want to say too much because so much of this movie deserves to be seen fully blind. However, I need to say it has some incredibly creative stylistic choices, both in structure and in cinematography. I just have to applaud the audacity. There is some gorgeous cinematography and a strong score as well. It kept me on the edge of my seat. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention the excellent acting of Kyle Gallner and the star turn of Willa Fitzgerald who builds on her incredible role in The Fall of the House of Usher to put together an absolutely captivating performance. Watch this on the biggest screen possible and support this original and creative movie!
- @F_ReK.i5--January 31, 2026Just like the extreme overuse of the multi-verse writers use as a crutch for lazy & bad writing the telling a story out of order has also gone beyond over use, and is really a bad way to tell a story. It is used to hide the suck that the story and movie are. Nothing new or innovative. Same tropes. The bouncing forward and backwards thought the story telling does nothing but distract. In you're new to thrillers/horror you might be entertained like the soccer moms got all excited about 50 Shades. Almost turned it off half way through and wished I would have. Wife turns to me half way through and says, "I thought this was supposed to be exciting. Everything feels like it's in slow motion. In every scene they even talk really slow to each other."
- Kevin WardJuly 1, 2025I echo all of the people saying this is a film that’s best to go in blind. Love the manner in which this unfolds. I was glued to the screen from start to finish. I really don’t want to say anything else for fear of giving anything away. It’s a gorgeous looking film—shot on 35mm they’re quick to point out. (Bravo, Giovanni Ribisi. That paid off. It really looks fantastic on the big screen.) Highly recommend. An extremely fun and twisted little thriller.
- NiztradamusSeptember 30, 2025Super weird and name fitting strange movie. At first it seems like a BDSM/50 Shadesish movie that has something else going on but that something else is pretty sinister. Sadly it's missing some deeper development to really push it over the edge for me to call it great. It is pretty good though.
Strange Darling Trivia
Strange Darling was released on September 22, 2023.
Strange Darling was directed by JT Mollner.
Strange Darling has a runtime of 1h 37m.
Strange Darling was produced by Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Bill Block, Giovanni Ribisi.
During the night, a man and a woman talk to each other in his truck in front a motel. They drink and smoke in the car while discussing whether they will have sex or not and the "rules". The woman, who loves kinky sex, asks him whether he is a serial-killer or not and they decide to go to a room. On the next morning, the woman flees from the motel while the man hunts her down.
The key characters in Strange Darling are The Lady (Willa Fitzgerald), The Demon (Kyle Gallner), Gale (Madisen Beaty).
Strange Darling is rated R.
Strange Darling is a Thriller, Horror, Suspense film.
Strange Darling has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Strange Darling had a budget of $4M.
Strange Darling has made $4.9M at the box office.