The Stranger is socko melodrama, spinning an intriguing web of thrills and chills.
– ,
Variety,
6 Apr 2007
fresh:
Adroitly directed by Orson Welles, who also plays the star, it is a grade A gooseflesh-raiser.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
12 Mar 2013
fresh:
Welles' third film, often described as his worst, but still a hugely enjoyable thriller.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
rotten:
The whole film, produced by S. P. Eagle, comes off a bloodless, manufactured show.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
fresh:
Orson Welles's 1946 film reproduces his personal themes of self-scrutiny and self-destruction only in outline, though it is an inventive, highly enjoyable thriller.