Jul 17, 1992 audiences watching a stranger among us, the latest film directed by sidney lumet, must try to believe that melanie griffith is emily eden, a streetsmart new york city police detective who makes. It is often cited as one of lumets two failures of the 1990s, the other being guilty as sin 1993. In this attempt to revisit the success of witness 1985, detective emily eden is a tough new york city cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Original title a stranger among us 1992 mansfield films.
Produced mainly in colour, some scenes are shot in black and white. A stranger among us is a 1992 film directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith. Rent a stranger among us 1992 starring melanie griffith and eric thal on dvd and bluray. Long before its release, a stranger among us was dubbed vitness by industry wags.
Read the a stranger among us movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Under the direction of sidney lumet one wouldve thought this would turn out betterinstead we have the razzie award winner a stranger among us. Apr 23, 2012 under the direction of sidney lumet one wouldve thought this would turn out betterinstead we have the razzie award winner a stranger among us. It tells the story of an undercover police officers experiences in a hasidic community. Glyn and i started dating our sophomore year in high school. Then again if one has only 5 pigeon holes or less to file films into then go ahead. A stranger among us at least has the sense to put lumet at the directing helm when a script cries noo yawk, the call automatically goes out for lumet serpico, network, dog day afternoon. A stranger among us likely to be known in the trade as vitness, sidney lumets fishoutofwater mystery about a casehardened wasp female cop investigating a murder in new yorks cloistered. Watch a stranger among us online stream full movie directv.
The love story isnt even supposed to get us steamed up, and anyone familiar with good crime fiction will find the mystery part of the story hopelessly shallow and childish. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in. If there ever was the all american family, it was us. Demented must stake out a jewish community to investigate a murder, along the way having her misconceptions about faith put to the test while falling for ariel eric thal. A stranger among us a stranger among us is a movie that displays many aspects of ethnicity, and how many different groups of people interact and adapt to each others difference. Stranger among us is a 1992 american drama film directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith. Film a stranger among us is a 1992 film directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith. Melanie griffith turns in a winning performance as detective emily eden, a tough new york city cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. A stranger among us sets a love story or half a love story in the midst of a murder investigation, and both elements are mishandled. The original trailer of a stranger among us directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith, eric thal, john pankow, tracy pollan and.
The stranger is an excellent portrayal of the biblical response to the immigrants living among us. George wood, general superintendent, assemblies of god. Audiences watching a stranger among us, the latest film directed by sidney lumet, must try to believe that melanie griffith is emily eden. In stranger among us, director sidney lumet takes one of his recurrent film topics, the urban police thriller, and situates it in the context of hasidic culture in new yorks williamsburg. A disappointing misfire for director sidney lumet, a stranger among us tries to tell a murder mystery and a fishoutofwater love story, doing a disservice. Stranger among us, a film emily eden is a new york city police detective absorbed by her career and emotionally detached from the violence she sees in. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Nypd detective emily eden melanie griffith, right goes undercover in the hassidic community in order to investigate a missing persons case, and is aided by a young scholar named ariel eric thal, left, in hollywood pictures a stranger among us. The film traces his life story through his friends and colleagues vague memories of him, but all they have is an impression of someone they never really new.
Released 1992, a stranger among us stars melaniegriffith, ericthal, johnpankow, tracypollan the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. There is a definite 1990s feel to this police drama. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. It tells the story of an undercover police officers. Identify the several groups ethnic and otherwise that were represented in the film whose perspective or perspectives were presented in the film. Mg was just fine in the film her voice is always going to be with her and.
It is a great reminder that the church can share the love of jesus in very tangible ways. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Identify the several groups ethnic and otherwise that were represented in the fil. Has an early role for james gandolfini, coming on at first as simply a very slimy thug, and yet there is an emotional turn that takes place in his, howbeit subordinate, role in this film. The redeeming quality is the notinsulting portrayal of the orthodox jewish. Watch a stranger among us starring melanie griffith in this drama on directv. A feminist version of witness, set in a hasidic jewish community of new york instead of rural amish country, a stranger among us is a film with great potential that is blown at just about every turn. Apr 04, 2012 melanie griffith turns in a winning performance as detective emily eden, a tough new york city cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. A stranger among us, is a film directed by one sidney lumet. A stranger among us is a film directed by sidney lumet with melanie griffith, eric thal, john pankow, tracey pollan, year. About the film new york city detective secret diamond undercover jew jewish exploitation power police truth murder religion search violence culture neonoir a stranger among us. Stranger among us, a film emily eden is a new york city police detective absorbed by her career and emotionally detached from the violence she sees in daily life. Identify the several groups ethnic and otherwise that were represented in the film. A stranger among us joe ketchum december 26, 2019 after her partner is stabbed, emily melanie griffith.
The film focuses on emily eden melanie griffith, a tough new york cop with a knack for shooting first and asking questions later. To solve what becomes a murder case, she has to join the community. Audiences watching a stranger among us, the latest film directed by sidney lumet, must try to believe that melanie griffith is emily eden, a. Dec 26, 2019 a stranger among us joe ketchum december 26, 2019 after her partner is stabbed, emily melanie griffith. Stranger among us was directed by the highly regarded sidney lumet. Sep 15, 2018 a stranger among us, is a film directed by one sidney lumet. While watching this film, you must attempt to believe melanie griffith plays as emily eden, a street smart police in new york city. With fabrice uzan, jeremy weaver, nimi adokiye, bonnie jean. Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh is a 1974 soviet film starring yuri bogatyryov and anatoly solonitsyn and directed by nikita mikhalkov. A stranger among us is a 1992 american drama film directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith. Unfortunately, the end result is a dramatically unsatisfying, psychologically shallow filmone of lumets weakestabout the contrast between two totally. Rent a stranger among us 1992 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
There is a murder and a detective named emily eden has to place herself into a jewish community to help solve this murder. A teacher finds himself haunted by the undead after narrowly escaping a school shooting. A stranger among us isnt emotionally on a much higher level than a harlequin romance, but lumet keeps the actors in front of us, and we enjoy watching them. Our sons full name was john richard, but we called him jr. A stranger among us actors in scenes from the crime movie top. A stranger among us is a film directed by sidney lumet and starring melanie griffith, released in 1992.
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