A Stranger Among Us1992
A Stranger Among Us (1992)
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Cast
as Emily Eden
as Ariel
as Levine
as Mara
as Rebbe
as Leah
as Nick
as Yaakov
as Mendel
as Inspector
as Mr. Klausman
as Mrs. Klausman
as Lieutenant Oliver
as Detective Tedford
as Detective Tedford
as Detective Marden
as Tony Baldessari
as Chris Baldessari
as Emily's Father
as French Rebbe
as French Rebbitzen
as Shayna
as 1st Yiddish Woman
as 2nd Yiddish Woman
as File Room Clerk
as Zap Goon
as Paramedic
as Cantor
as Inspector
as Paramedic
as Klausman Son
as Yussell
as Rebbe's Assistant
Critic Reviews for A Stranger Among Us
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (31)
A Stranger Among Us isn't emotionally on a much higher level than a Harlequin romance, but Lumet keeps the actors in front of us, and we enjoy watching them.
[Lumet] may be the quintessential New York director, but A Stranger Among Us argues that he should stay out of Brooklyn.
Director Sidney Lumet is obviously fascinated by the Hasidic community, and he displays this fascination by presenting the Jewish characters and settings with affection and respect.
Although it's enjoyable as a bittersweet, fish-out-of-water love story, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us is less effective when it transforms itself into an exotic whodunit.
A Stranger Among Us is eerily devoid of precisely the kind of urban detail and atmosphere that has always given Lumet`s work its authority, even when his storytelling falters.
Griffith's artless embodiment of the script's deranged idea of tough-gal gumption isn't as amusing as it should be. She's a B-picture heroine stuck in an absurdly self-conscious prestige project.
Audience Reviews for A Stranger Among Us
One critic said, "the filmmakers are less interested in solving the crime than in conveying the spiritual dynamism of the Hasidic community." That nails it. It's worth watching for that. The rest is pretty weak.
Super Reviewer
A personal favorite.
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