Stranger Things - Rating Every Episode

Overall Series Rating : 8.7 Season 1 : 8.9 Season 2 : 8.5 Season 3 : 8.7 Season 4 : 8.7

Top 3 Episodes 1 : The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (S4, E7) 2 : The Gate (S2, E9) 3 : The Upside Down (S1, E8)

Worst Episode : The Lost Sister (S2, E7)

2. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (2016)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.5

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American scientists, working without oversight in an obscure laboratory in a backwater town, have managed to bring about the total destruction of mankind.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 27,149

Rating : 8.8

3. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (2016)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.4

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Mike hides the mysterious girl in his house. Joyce gets a strange phone call.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 24,051

Rating : 8.6

4. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (2016)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.8

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An increasingly concerned Nancy looks for Barb and finds out what Jonathan's been up to. Joyce is convinced Will is trying to talk to her.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 23,892

Rating : 9.0

5. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Four: The Body (2016)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.9

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Refusing to believe Will is dead, Joyce tries to connect with her son. The boys give Eleven a makeover. Jonathan and Nancy form an unlikely alliance.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 23,471

Rating : 9.0

6. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat (2016)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.6

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Hopper breaks into the lab to find the truth about Will's death. The boys try to locate the "gate" that will take them to Will.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 22,238

Rating : 8.9

7. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Six: The Monster (2016)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.8

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Hopper and Joyce find the truth about the lab's experiments. After their fight, the boys look for the missing Eleven.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 22,131

Rating : 8.7

8. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Seven: The Bathtub (2016)

TV-14 | 41 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9

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The government comes searching for Eleven. Eleven looks for Will and Barb in the Upside Down.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 23,103

Rating : 9.2

9. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (2016)

TV-14 | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.3

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Joyce and Hopper are taken in for questioning. Nancy and Jonathan prepare to fight the monster and save Will.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 27,164

Rating : 9.5

10. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter One: MADMAX (2017)

TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.1

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As the town preps for Halloween, a high-scoring rival shakes things up at the arcade, and a skeptical Hopper inspects a field of rotting pumpkins.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 21,438

Rating : 8.2

11. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak (2017)

TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.3

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After Will sees something terrible on trick-or-treat night, Mike wonders whether Eleven's still out there. Nancy wrestles with the truth about Barb.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 20,075

Rating : 8.4

12. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Three: The Pollywog (2017)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.5

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Dustin adopts a strange new pet, and Eleven grows increasingly impatient. A well-meaning Bob urges Will to stand up to his fears.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,662

Rating : 8.6

13. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Four: Will the Wise (2017)

TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.5

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An ailing Will opens up to Joyce -- with disturbing results. While Hopper digs for the truth, Eleven unearths a surprising discovery.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,415

Rating : 8.6

14. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Five: Dig Dug (2017)

TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.8

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Nancy and Jonathan swap conspiracy theories with a new ally as Eleven searches for someone from her past. "Bob the Brain" tackles a difficult problem.

Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,863

Rating : 8.7

15. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Six: The Spy (2017)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.1

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Will's connection to a shadowy evil grows stronger but no one's quite sure how to stop it. Elsewhere, Dustin and Steve forge an unlikely bond.

Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 21,277

Rating : 9.1

16. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister (2017)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6.1

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Psychic visions draw Eleven to a band of violent outcasts and an angry girl with a shadowy past.

Director: Rebecca Thomas | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 29,854

Rating : 6.5

17. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer (2017)

TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.2

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An unlikely hero steps forward when a deadly development puts the Hawkins lab on lockdown, trapping Will and several others inside.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 23,048

Rating : 9.4

18. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Nine: The Gate (2017)

TV-14 | 62 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.3

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Eleven makes plans to finish what she started while the survivors turn up the heat on the monstrous force that's holding Will hostage.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 25,674

Rating : 9.5

19. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? (2019)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.8

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Summer brings new jobs and budding romance. But the mood shifts when Dustin's radio picks up a Russian broadcast, and Will senses something is wrong.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 22,822

Rating : 8.1

20. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Two: The Mall Rats (2019)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.9

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Nancy and Jonathan follow a lead, Steve and Robin sign on to a secret mission, and Max and Eleven go shopping. A rattled Billy has troubling visions.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 20,778

Rating : 8.1

21. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (2019)

TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.3

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With El and Max looking for Billy, Will declares a day without girls. Steve and Dustin go on a stakeout, and Joyce and Hopper return to Hawkins Lab.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 20,132

Rating : 8.6

22. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Four: The Sauna Test (2019)

TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.9

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A code red brings the gang back together to face a frighteningly familiar evil. Karen urges Nancy to keep digging, and Robin finds a useful map.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 21,571

Rating : 9.1

23. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Five: The Flayed (2019)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.5

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Strange surprises lurk inside an old farmhouse and deep beneath the Starcourt Mall. Meanwhile, the Mind Flayer is gathering strength.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,668

Rating : 8.9

24. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum (2019)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.5

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Dr. Alexei reveals what the Russians have been building, and Eleven sees where Billy has been. Dustin and Erica stage a daring rescue.

Director: Uta Briesewitz | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 19,839

Rating : 8.9

25. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Seven: The Bite (2019)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.7

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With time running out - and an assassin close behind - Hopper's crew races back to Hawkins, where El and the kids are preparing for war.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 20,504

Rating : 9.0

26. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt (2019)

TV-14 | 76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.2

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Terror reigns in the food court when the Mind Flayer comes to collect. But down below, in the dark, the future of the world is at stake.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown

Votes: 30,834

Rating : 9.4

27. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter One: The Hellfire Club (2022)

TV-14 | 78 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.1

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Still reeling from the events last year, the gang tries to move on with their lives. However, a threat is brewing both on Earth and the Upside Down.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 23,666

Rating : 8.1

28. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse (2022)

TV-14 | 77 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.1

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A plane brings Mike to California -- and a dead body brings Hawkins to a halt. Nancy goes looking for leads. A shaken Eddie tells the gang what he saw.

Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 20,685

Rating : 8.4

29. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero (2022)

TV-14 | 63 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.3

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Murray and Joyce fly to Alaska, and El faces serious consequences. Robin and Nancy dig up dirt on Hawkins' demons. Dr. Owens delivers sobering news.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 19,945

Rating : 8.4

30. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Four: Dear Billy (2022)

TV-14 | 78 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

9.4

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Max is in grave danger - and running out of time. A patient at Pennhurst Asylum has visitors. Elsewhere, in Russia, Hopper is hard at work.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 37,434

Rating : 9.1

31. Stranger Things (2016–2025)
Episode: Chapter Five: The Nina Project (2022)

TV-14 | 76 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

8.1

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Owens takes El to Nevada, where she's forced to confront her past, while the Hawkins kids comb a crumbling house for clues. Vecna claims another victim.

Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard

Votes: 19,136

Rating : 8.4