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Film • 2025 • Crime, Drama, Music, …

When a twenty-something retail clerk meets a rising popstar, he takes the opportunity to edge his way into the in-crowd. But as the line between friend and fan blurs beyond recognition, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

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Cast & Crew

Alex RussellDirector & Writer
Théodore PellerinMatthew
Archie MadekweOliver
Havana Rose LiuShai
Sunny SuljicJamie
Daniel ZolghadriNoah
Zack FoxSwett
Cam HicksSebastian
Chaize MacklinThe Fan
Sean WangPhotographer
Brian NilesConcerned Fan
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Details

Status	Released
Release	August 22, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Crime Drama Music Thriller
Links	Apple TV IMDb Instagram Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB Twitter Wikidata Wikipedia
Reviews	Review: Lurker - Chicago Reader Maxwell Rabb • chicagoreader.com ‘Lurker’ Review: Archie Madekwe Shines in a Transfixing Tale of L.A. Obsession Gone Awry Natalia Winkelman • indiewire.com These films took the top prizes at Sundance – plus 11 films our critic loved NPR • npr.org To be a fan is to be a parasite Coleman Spilde • salon.com Review: In the sharp 'Lurker,' Instagram stalking leads to the inner circle, but how do you keep others out? Los Angeles Times • latimes.com ‘Lurker’ Review: A Compelling Meditation on Young Men’s Need to Belong Ronda Racha Penrice • thewrap.com Lurker movie review & film summary (2025) Roger Ebert • rogerebert.com ‘Lurker’ Review: A Geek Edges Himself Into a Pop Star’s Inner Circle in Alex Russell’s Nifty and Unnerving Parable of the Pathology of Fame Owen Gleiberman • variety.com The Modern Horrors of a Stalker Obsessed With a Pop Star The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com 'Lurker' Is the Ultimate Pop Star's Nightmare David Fear • rollingstone.com

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