Enemies, a Love Story
1989 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 6.2 · 84% critics
Set in New York after World War II, this drama follows a Holocaust survivor whose already complicated love life becomes even more tangled when someone from his past reappears. What starts like a romantic farce steadily reveals deeper grief, guilt, and the struggle to keep living after trauma.
Based on Enemies, a Love Story
Also known as Enemies: A Love Story · Enemies A Love Story
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-12-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (44 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to relationship stories that mix humor with sadness and postwar emotional weight, somewhere between Moscow on the Hudson and Walking and Talking; Not for you if you want light, easy romance.
Pros: strong performances; rich period atmosphere; funny and heartbreaking | Cons: slow pace; uneven mood shifts; emotionally heavy
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1990 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ron Silver
as Herman Broder
Anjelica Huston
as Tamara Broder
Lena Olin
as Masha
Małgorzata Zajączkowska
as Yadwiga
Alan King
as Rabbi Lembeck
Judith Malina
as Masha's Mother
Rita Karin
as Mrs. Schreier
Phil Leeds
as Peeheles
Elya Baskin
as Yaska Kobik
Paul Mazursky
as Leon Tortshiner
Directed by Paul Mazursky