Stranger by the Lake

2014 | Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Language, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Summertime. A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this but wants to live out his passion anyway.

Scores

Overall Score
61.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.8%
Review Aggregate
77.6

Critic Consensus

94.2% Fresh • 103 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 103 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, suspenseful, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darksuspensefulstylizedthought-provokingvisually strikingscarypsychologicalemotionalnoirgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Pierre Deladonchamps2014$108,000$143,000(est)
Christophe Paou2014$66,000$88,000(est)
Patrick d'Assumçao2014$50,000$66,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count103
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes17,211

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$325,196$430,984
International2014$806,045$1,068,257
Worldwide2014$1,131,241$1,499,241

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2014$485,016$642,795
Digital Rentals ?2014$2,465,000$3,266,880
Digital Purchases ?2014$1,952,000$2,586,998
Physical Rentals ?2014$2,810,000$3,724,111
Physical Purchases ?2014$7,574,000$10,037,870
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$146,338$193,943
Total Revenues2014$15,432,354$20,452,597
Expenses
Budget ?2014$1,400,000$1,855,429
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$905,000 (est)$1,199,402 (est)
Participations2014$617,000$817,714
Residuals ?2014$913,000$1,210,005
Interest & Overhead2014$280,000$371,086
Total Expenses2014$4,115,000$5,453,636
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$11,317,354$14,998,962

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