All Of Us Strangers: UK Release Date, Trailer, Cast & Plot

News first broke that Normal People's Paul Mescal and Fleabag's Andrew Scott would star alongside each other in All Of Us Strangers last summer. The fact that the film was set to be directed by Andrew Haigh, the guy behind the LGBTQ+ HBO series Looking, as well as the critically acclaimed films Weekend, 45 Years, and Lean on Pete, was a sign that the film was going to be one to watch – and those inklings weren't wrong. Then, the film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in August – cue major buzz for awards season, with Variety dubbing it “Oscar-worthy."

The film follows screenwriter Adam (Andrew Scott), who, after an encounter with his mystifying neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal), is mysteriously pulled back into his childhood home, where it appears his long-dead parents (played by Claire Foy and Jamie Bell) are actually alive — and haven’t aged in 30 years.

In the summer, director Haigh praised the all-star cast, saying: "I mean, all of them, you know, Paul, Andrew, Claire, Jamie, they were like a dream cast to work with. It was a really beautiful experience."

As a UK release date has finally been confirmed, we've pulled together a guide on everything you need to know about All Of Us Strangers. You're welcome.

What is All of Us Strangers about?

A loose adaptation of Taichi Yamada's 1987 novel, Strangers, All of Us Strangers is a fantasy romance that follows Adam (Scott), a man living alone in a tower apartment in London. One night, a man named Harry (Mescal) knocks on his door, and the pair begin a relationship. At the same time, Adam becomes engrossed in memories of his past and his childhood home, which he goes to visit. Upon his arrival, he finds his deceased mother and father, who died in a car crash when he was 12, looking exactly as they did before their tragic deaths.

The official plot synopsis for the film reads: “From director Andrew Haigh. One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam (Andrew Scott) has a chance encounter with a mysterious neighbor Harry (Paul Mescal), which punctures the rhythm of his everyday life. As a relationship develops between them, Adam is preoccupied with memories of the past and finds himself drawn back to the suburban town where he grew up, and the childhood home where his parents (Claire Foy and Jamie Bell), appear to be living, just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.”

Who stars in All of Us Strangers?

The cast of All of Us Strangers includes Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Spectre, Victor Frankenstein, Denial, 1917), Paul Mescal (Normal People, Aftersun, Gladiator 2), Claire Foy (The Crown, Women Talking) and Jamie Bell (Rocketman, Snowpiercer, Jane Eyre, Billy Elliot).

All of Us Strangers is directed by Andrew Haigh, who is also credited as the writer of the film. Producers of the film are Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin, and Sarah Harvey.

What are the reviews saying about All of Us Strangers?

Currently, All of Us Strangers boasts a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, with critics applauding the film for exploring the topic of loss.

The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "All of Us Strangers has qualities that have always been there in [director Andrew] Haigh's work — a keen perceptiveness about human nature, desire, fear, loss and the restorative power of connection."

The Guardian said the film had an “enormously satisfying and affecting experience" and called Scott and Mescal “tremendous.”

Time Out called it a “masterful love story of loneliness and healing.”

Variety said it was “Oscar-worthy” and a noted the film was a “curious kind of ghost story, at once incredibly tender and profoundly devastating as it slowly reveals its secrets.”

Is there a trailer for All of Us Strangers?

Yes! An official trailer was released in September 2023. Viewers are introduced to Andrew Scott's Adam, who reveals to new lover Harry (Mescal) that his parents died when he was a boy. He returns to his childhood home and finds his mother (Claire Foy) speaking to him in the present day, alongside his father, played by Jamie Bell.

What is the UK release date for All of Us Strangers?

While the film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on August 31 of this year, All of Us Strangers debuts in US cinemas on December 22 and UK cinemas on January 26.

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