All of Us Strangers
Overview
All of Us Strangers is a 2023 supernatural romantic drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. The film stars Andrew Scott as Adam, a lonely, gay screenwriter who lives in a nearly empty high-rise apartment building in London. He begins a relationship with his neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal), a mysterious, handsome young man. He also discovers that he can visit his childhood home, where he finds his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), who died in a car accident when he was 12 years old. They are the same age as they were when they died, and they do not know that they are dead. The film is a meditation on grief, loss, and the longing for connection. It is a ghost story, a romance, and a coming-of-age film. The film ends with Adam and Harry dying together, and with Adam finally accepting the loss of his parents. The film was a critical success, praised for its performances, its direction, and its emotional depth.
