Dance with a Stranger
1985 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 6.1 · 86% critics
Set in 1950s London and based on a true story, this drama follows a single mother and nightclub hostess drawn into a turbulent affair with a charming man from a very different social world. As the relationship turns more obsessive and painful, the fallout grows increasingly bleak.
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Details
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-03-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (54 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to grim, relationship-driven true stories with a period setting and a tragic mood, somewhat in the vein of Spider or At Close Range; Not for you if you want likable characters or a faster pace.
Pros: strong lead performances; tense, mature drama; vivid 1950s setting | Cons: slow pacing; bleak, dreary mood; unsympathetic characters
Themes
- london, england
- nightclub
- based on true story
- romance
- murder
- capital punishment
- single mother
- true crime
- older woman younger man relationship
- shot
- 1950s
- female criminal
Cast & crew
Miranda Richardson
as Ruth Ellis
Rupert Everett
as David Blakeley
Ian Holm
as Desmond Cussen
- MC
Matthew Carroll
as Andy
Tom Chadbon
as Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish
as Carole Findlater
David Troughton
as Cliff Davis
- PM
Paul Mooney
as Clive Gunnell
Stratford Johns
as Morrie Conley
Joanne Whalley
as Christine
Directed by Mike Newell