The Kindness of Strangers
2019 · Movie · Not Rated · 112 min · ★ 6.3 · 32% critics
A mother and her two sons flee an abusive home and try to rebuild their lives in New York with almost nothing. After a string of setbacks, they’re pulled into a web of strangers in crisis, centered around a struggling restaurant that becomes an unlikely meeting place for help, conflict, and second chances.
Also known as La Bienveillance des Inconnus
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-12-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 32/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (123 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy big-city dramas where desperate situations lead to unexpected connections and a mix of warmth and tension; Not for you if you want a consistently upbeat tone or a universally loved story like Colonia.
Pros: comedy and drama mix; emotional social drama; lively character interplay | Cons: uneven quality; harshly divisive; some find it awful
Cast & crew
Zoe Kazan
as Clara
Andrea Riseborough
as Alice
Tahar Rahim
as Marc
Caleb Landry Jones
as Jeff
Jay Baruchel
as John Peter
Bill Nighy
as Timofey
David Dencik
as Lars
Jack Fulton
as Anthony
Will Bowes
as Hamilton
Patricia McKenzie
as Claire
Directed by Lone Scherfig