One of Lumet's weakest films. this is a dramatically preposterous and emotionaly unsatisfying tale of culture collision, further hampered by a reverential but inaccurate portrait of the Hassidic culture.
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02/22/08
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
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Reviews Counted: 12
Fresh: 3
Rotten:9
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In Sidney Lumet's A STRANGER AMONG US, an undercover police detective, Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith), integrates into a Hasidic neighborhood in New York City in order to identify a murderer who is suspected to be a member of the community.... [More]
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, Mia Sara, John Pankow
Director: Sidney Lumet
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Halfway through this fascinating drama, it becomes clear that the filmmakers are less interested in solving the crime than in conveying the spiritual dynamism of the Hasidic community.
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