A Stranger Among Us (1992)

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 106 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An undercover police officer is assigned to investigate a disappearance within a Hasidic community in New York. She must adapt to their strict way of life as she tries to solve the case.

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What happens

A Stranger Among Us is a 1992 American crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Melanie Griffith. It tells the story of undercover police officer Emily Eden's experiences in a Hasidic community. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. It is often cited as one of Lumet's two failures of the 1990s, the other being Guilty as Sin (1993). Despite the poor reviews suffered by both these films, Lumet received the 1993 D. W. Griffith Award from the 45th Directors Guild of America Awards. The film was also the first credited role for actor James Gandolfini. The shooting of the film was used as an example in Lumet's book Making Movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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