The Strange Ones is a 2017 American drama film directed by Christopher Radcliff and Lauren Wolkstein, and written by Christopher Radcliff. The film stars Alex Pettyfer, James Freedson-Jackson, Emily Althaus, Gene Jones, Owen Campbell, and Tobias Campbell. It was released on DirecTV on December 7, 2017, before arriving on video on demand and in theaters on January 5, 2018, released by Vertical Entertainment.
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Directed by | Christopher Radcliff Lauren Wolkstein |
Screenplay by | Christopher Radcliff |
Story by | Christopher Radcliff Lauren Wolkstein |
Produced by | Sébastien Aubert Shani Geva Michael Prall Eric Schultz Daniela Taplin Lundberg |
Starring | Alex Pettyfer James Freedson-Jackson Emily Althaus Gene Jones Owen Campbell Tobias Campbell |
Cinematography | Todd Banhazl |
Edited by | Christopher Radcliff Lauren Wolkstein |
Production companies | ADASTRA Films Archer Gray Gamechanger Films Relic Pictures Stay Gold Features Storyboard Entertainment |
Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $28,374[2] |
The film opens as a house fire sends a teenage boy, Sam, and a twenty-something man, Nick, on a road trip across rural America. As they head towards what Nick believes could be a second chance, they tell people at diners and rest stops that they're brothers Nick and Jeremiah and on vacation. Seeming jealousy on Sam's part over anyone spending time with Nick soon suggests that a darker relationship exists between the two males. Sam has difficulty interpreting the difference between reality and dreams. Nick tells him that it doesn't matter and that Sam can turn his dreams into reality.
The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017.[1][3] On May 20, 2017, Vertical Entertainment and DirecTV acquired distribution rights to the film.[4] The film was released on DirecTV on December 7, 2017, before its release on video on demand and in theaters on January 5, 2018, by Vertical Entertainment.[5]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 55% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 5.70/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
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