
The Business of Strangers
2001, Drama, 1h 24m
94 Reviews 2,500+ RatingsWhat to know
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The Business of Strangers showcases a complex, compelling performance by Channing. Her interactions and clashes with Stiles make for riveting viewing. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Julie Styron
Paula Murphy
Nick Harris
Receptionist
Mr. Fostwick
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Critic Reviews for The Business of Strangers
All Critics (94) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (76) | Rotten (18)
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In that millisecond glower is all the fear, frustration, pent-up emotion, aggression and pure unadulterated self-loathing imaginable and it says volumes about where Strangers is heading.
June 19, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
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March 10, 2003 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
The inspired pairing of Channing and Stiles creates real dramatic fireworks.
April 15, 2002 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
May be a hermetically sealed experience, but it is also a brilliantly integrated one.
January 18, 2002 | Full Review… -
The core pleasure of the film is the complex and precise performance by the underrated talent Channing.
January 18, 2002 | Rating: 3/4
Audience Reviews for The Business of Strangers
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Mar 31, 2012Business of Strangers is yet another smart, if not strange, indie drama from IFC. The dynamic between the two lead actresses, Julia Stiles and Stockard Channing, is engrossing, and helps make the film a powerful and effective character study. The script is strong, and features a number of very interesting dialogue exchanges. I would have liked the running time to be a bit longer, and perhaps give so more insight into Julia Stiles' character. As such, the ending didn't quite work for me. The motivations and supposed apparent vulnerabilities she had earlier in the film seem undermined by an ending that suggests a much different, probably sociopathic, person. So in that respect, the film can be thought of as a bit uneven. Still, predominately effective and always interesting. 3.5/5 starsJeffrey M Super Reviewer
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May 19, 2010What was the point of it all???Brody M Super Reviewer
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Mar 14, 2009A simple stories about strangers who click and seek to get revenge on a man.Sunil J Super Reviewer
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Jan 21, 2008Slight, but interesting. Julia Stiles plays troubled very well!Nicki M Super Reviewer
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