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Lurker

Lurker

2025Movie⏱️ 1h 40mR
CrimeDramaMusicThriller
6.8
IMDB Rating
3,887 votes

A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.

Director
Alex Russell
Writers
N/A
Stars
Théodore Pellerin, Archie Madekwe, Sunny Suljic
Release Date
August 22, 2025
Language
English
Country
United States, Italy
🎯 11
Nominations
💬 26
Reviews
📋 17.7K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Théodore Pellerin
Théodore Pellerin
as Matthew
Archie Madekwe
Archie Madekwe
as Oliver
Sunny Suljic
Sunny Suljic
as Jamie
👤
Cam Hicks
as Sebastian
👤
Chaize Macklin
as The Fan
Zack Fox
Zack Fox
as Swett
👤
Olawale Onayemi
as Bowen
Daniel Zolghadri
Daniel Zolghadri
as Noah
👤
Brian Niles
as Concerned Fan
Havana Rose Liu
Havana Rose Liu
as Shai

💰 Box Office

$685,287
Worldwide Gross
$633,965
Domestic Gross
$56,985
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.39 : 1
Color
Color
Production
High Frequency Entertainment, MeMo Films, Twin Productions

🏷️ Keywords

man hugs a manone word titlemale protagonistclothes storecelebrity

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMusicThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Surprisingly, good and artistic
by TheMovieSearch2025-09-22
6/10

"Lurker is a sharp, unsettling thriller that caught me off guard in the best way. It's creative, tense, and surprisingly fun for a film that dives deep into obsession and manipulation. The story follows Matthew, a fan of rising musical artist Oliver, who hides his true identity in order to infiltrate Oliver's inner circle. What begins as admiration quickly twists into obsession, and soon Matthew's actions - from the things he sets up to the secrets he uncovers - threaten to destroy Oliver's career and personal life. The real hook, though, is that Matthew isn't just unh..."

💡 Did You Know?

The concert sequences were actually real parties at which Zack Fox, who plays the role of Swett, and others were DJing. When the parties reached full capacity, Fox would tell the crowd who was already there that his friend was filming a movie, and to just go crazy and be themselves. Archie Madekwe would then run out on stage and perform to the crowd while the crew filmed everything. Madekwe would also do an outfit change after every song. It took a total of 7 minutes for all the concert footage in the movie to be filmed.

📖 Synopsis

A retail employee infiltrates the inner circle of an artist on the verge of stardom. As he gets closer to the budding music star, access and proximity become a matter of life and death.