Lurker

Plot

When a twenty-something retail clerk encounters a rising pop star, 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.

About Lurker

Lurker is a 2025 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Alex Russell. The film stars Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Zack Fox, Havana Rose Liu, Wale Onayemi, Daniel Zolghadri and Sunny Suljic. It follows a young man who secretly infiltrates his way into the friend group of the rising pop musician he is obsessed with and becomes overly attached to. Lurker premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2025, and was released in the United States by Mubi on August 22, 2025. Lurker received critical acclaim. It was featured on Variety's list of the top ten best films of 2025, with lead critic Owen Gleiberman saying, "Lurker has been made with the craft of early vintage Polanski crossed with an up-to-the-minute awareness of what pop culture has come to mean when the famous and their fans are now chasing each other’s tails."

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