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Hester Street

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1975 | 90 min | Drama, Romance

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite soft box office. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved The Heiress, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Made in 1975: an older pace and style.

A Russian emigre prides himself on the way he's molded himself into a real Yankee in the USA, though the world he lives in, New York's Lower East Side in the late 19th century, is almost exclusively populated by other Jewish immigrants. When his wife finally arrives in the New World, however, she has a lot of assimilating to do.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    80% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 WGA Award.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 38K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

  • Steven KeatsJake
  • Carol KaneGitl
  • Mel HowardBernstein
  • Dorrie KavanaughMamie
  • Doris RobertsMrs. Kavarsky
  • Stephen StrimpellJoe Peltner
  • Lauren FriedmanFanny
  • Paul FreedmanJoey
  • Martin GarnerBoss
  • Leib LenskyPeddler