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Released last year.
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"Keep your friends close."
2025 1h 40m EN
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6.4
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★6.4TMDB · 72
DramaThriller
Synopsis
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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.
“Keep your friends close.”
Cast
Théodore Pellerin
Matthew
Archie Madekwe
Oliver
Havana Rose Liu
Shai
Sunny Suljic
Jamie
Daniel Zolghadri
Noah
Zack Fox
Swett
Cam Hicks
Sebastian
Chaize Macklin
The Fan
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alex Russell
- Writers
- Alex Russell
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Italy
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Italy.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alex Russell, shot by Pat Scola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Kenny Beats. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Kashevaroff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe and Havana Rose Liu carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Keep your friends close.".
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IMDB entry: tt13651462 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Alex Russell directs. Pat Scola behind the camera. Kenny Beats scores. David Kashevaroff cuts. Produced in United States of America, Italy. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Italy.
- 3Directed by Alex Russell, shot by Pat Scola. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Kenny Beats. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor David Kashevaroff shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Théodore Pellerin and Archie Madekwe and Havana Rose Liu carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Keep your friends close.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt13651462 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Pat Scola
- Original score
- Kenny Beats
- Editing
- David Kashevaroff
- Production design
- Miranda Lorenz
- Costume design
- Megan Gray
- Makeup / hair
- Lindsay Garrison
- Sound
- John Warrin
- Stunt coordinator
- Alfred Hsing
- Runtime
- 100 min · 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $455,555
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Lurker (2025)
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- CinemaSerf★ 7/10
When acclaimed musician “Oliver” (Archie Madekwe) comes into his boutique, shop worker “Matthew” (Théodore Pellerin) finds a more subtle way to attract his attention, and is swiftly invited to attend that night’s gig. After a bit of light-hearted initiation, he finds himself backstage then back at the band’s house where he develops a fairly rapid friendship with an “Oliver” who knows how to make him feel invaluable. He's an amateur photographer and is soon co-opted to work on a documentary, then a trip to London beckons and “Matty” is to do the photo shoot for the cover. By this point, though, we can see that his clothes designer friend "Jamie" (Sunny Suljic) is behining to steal some the limelight and that his patron is a bit flakey when it comes to loyalty, uktmately leaving this erstwhile flavour of the month cast adrift. Determined not to remain so, though, "Matthew" puts in plan a plan that he hopes will ensure that he can remain a permanent fixture in the life of "Ollie" - whether he wants it or not. Now some of the story isn’t the most plausible, especially towards the end - but before then both men offer us quite an effective look at the toxicity and fragility of both fame and adulation. The ultimate human equivalence of the disposable culture is on display for us to squirm at, certainly, but maybe to associate with a little too. Like a favourite song, or film, or toy that we can’t be without until - well, we can. It takes a pop at groupiedom, from both the star and the punter’s perspective and though flawed, is still worth ninety minutes.
Production companies
Who made it
High Frequency Entertainment
US
- ME
MeMo Films
IT
- TW
Twin Productions
US
- AR
Arts & Sciences
US
Adler Entertainment
IT
- CA
Case Study Films
US
Wise Pictures
IT
Va Bene Productions
US
Key crew
- ProducerMarc Marrie
- ProducerFrancesco Melzi d'Eril
- ProducerArchie Madekwe
- ProducerJack Selby
- ProducerDuncan Montgomery
- ProducerGalen Core
- Executive ProducerLily Collins
- Executive ProducerGabriele Moratti
- Executive ProducerMal Ward
- ProducerAlex Orlovsky
- Executive ProducerLee Sung Jin
- ProducerCharlie McDowell
- Executive ProducerAlfonso de Angoitia
- Executive ProducerMarco Colombo
- ProducerOlmo Schnabel
- Executive ProducerRick Covert
- Executive ProducerMatt Aselton
- CastingRebecca Dealy
- EditorDavid Kashevaroff
- Production DesignMiranda Lorenz
- Art DirectionMatt Toth
- Costume DesignMegan Gray
- Makeup Department HeadLindsay Garrison
- Hair Department HeadPavy Olivarez
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- pop star
- affectation
- los angeles, california
- fear of rejection
- ambiguous
- baffled
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-01-28· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2025-04-12· New Directors/New Films
- Premiere2025-05-02· Chicago Critics Film Festival
- Theatrical (limited)2025-08-22R· New York City, New York & Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical (limited)2025-08-29R· Limited expansion
- Theatrical2025-09-05R
- Digital2025-10-10R· MUBI
Also known as
International titles
- L'IntrusCA
- 潜伏者CN
- 狂粉心计CN
- ЛуркерRU
