Strange Darling 2023

Movie · 96 min · English · September 22, 2023

Directed by JT MollnerWritten by JT Mollner

Starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Bianca Santos, Steven Michael Quezada

A 2023 American psychological crime thriller film, Strange Darling was written and directed by JT Mollner. Starring Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty, Steven Michael Quezada, Ed Begley Jr., and Barbara Hershey, the story centers on a man (Gallner) and woman (Fitzgerald) who engage in a one-night stand that turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse chase. The narrative is structured in six nonlinear chapters.

Principal photography commenced in Portland, Oregon on August 22, 2022 and wrapped on October 1. This marked the cinematographic debut of Giovanni Ribisi, who also produced the film and worked with 35 mm film stock.

The film made its debut at Fantastic Fest on September 22, 2023 before opening in U.S. theaters on August 23, 2024. Critics responded positively, especially praising cinematography and acting, though the film underperformed at the box office, earning $4.8 million against a production budget of $4–10 million dollars.