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Sam Neill, Rachael Blake, Joel Tobeck, Robyn Malcolm, Madeleine Sami

Written, directed, and co-produced by Gaylene Preston, Perfect Strangers centers around the romance between Melanie (Rachael Blake) and the handsome stranger (Sam Neill) who charmed her into joining h... read more read more...im at his "castle." The so-called castle is little more than a beat-up shack on a deserted island, however, and it isn't long before her admirer's charm turns into all-out obsession. Clued into the fact that the romantic tryst has degenerated into kidnapping, Melanie makes plans to escape, but the stranger has other ideas. Perfect Strangers was filmed on the remote west coast of New Zealand's South Island and features music by Neil Finn. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Gaylene Preston

Release Date: January 1, 2003

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DVD Release Date: June 22, 2004

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Flixster Reviews (96)

  • FiLmCrAzY
    March 10, 2010
    FiLmCrAzY
    this movie gets two stars purely for sam neill looking gorgeous!!
    This isnt the one with Bruce wilis and Halle Berry, this movie is about a man who is in love with a woman who he knows everything about but she knows nothing about him!!
    He kidnaps her, shes stabs him and this le... read moreads to a whirlwind of weird love that is strange, weird and probably the most stupid storyline in the world!!
    Its boring predictable, weird and just plain rubbish, however Sam Neill looks so gorgeous!!
  • jjb3332003
    August 8, 2010
    jjb3332003
    This was a strange one. A bit of Atame meets Repulsion. Rachael Blake reminds me of Julie Christie.

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Tom Horgen
June 10, 2004
Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star Tribune

It's a movie that fails so miserably in its weirdo aspirations that you'll wish you were watching that bad '80s sitcom of the same name (with Balkie, remember?). Full Review

David Nusair
January 1, 2005
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...infuriating... Full Review

Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
June 10, 2004
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

When horror heroines are this lame-brained, my impulse is to start rooting against them. Full Review

Jon Popick
April 9, 2004
Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy

A cross between Cast Away and Swept Away, carefully flitting between the quality and pretentiousness of them both as it constantly reinvents itself. Full Review

Rich Cline
November 9, 2003
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

Preston's screenplay is ingenious, drawing on British classics like Cul-de-Sac and The Servant to constantly undermine audience expectations. Full Review

Erik Childress
October 3, 2003
Erik Childress, eFilmCritic.com

Even David Lynch would watch this and yell out "what the crap!" Full Review

JoBlo
September 22, 2003
JoBlo, JoBlo's Movie Emporium

If you're looking for thrills, probing questions, great acting, a meandering, but always engaging, plotline, as well as a unique vision. Full Review

David Stratton
March 27, 2009
David Stratton, Variety

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October 18, 2008
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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  • This summer Bruce Willis and Halley Barry came out with a movie called Perfect Strangers, this is not the first time the two have teamed up for a movie. What other movie did the two of them play in together?   Answer »
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