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A Dangerous Woman (1993)

A Dangerous Woman poster
Directed by
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A socially awkward woman in a small town becomes entangled in a tense romantic triangle. The story follows her and another woman whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a charming man.

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What happens

A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner, loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris. The feature was co-produced by Amblin Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures. It stars Debra Winger, Barbara Hershey and Gabriel Byrne. It included Gyllenhaal and Foner's two children, Jake and Maggie, who later developed acting careers. Debra Winger was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance and also won Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film has never been released on Region 1 DVD. It was once released on video in the United Kingdom by First Independent Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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