The Kindness of Strangers
Seen it?2019 | 112 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Clara and her two sons escape from her abusive husband with little more than their car and plan to start over in New York. After the car towed away, the family meets Alice, who gets them into an emergency shelter. While stealing food at a Russian restaurant called ‘Winter Palace’, Clara meets Marc, who has been given the chance to help the old eatery regain its former glory. The ‘Winter Palace’ soon becomes a place of unexpected encounters between people who are all undergoing some sort of crisis and whom fate has now brought together.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 32 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lone Scherfig
- Zoe KazanClara
- Andrea RiseboroughAlice
- Tahar RahimMarc
- Caleb Landry JonesJeff
- Jay BaruchelJohn Peter
- Bill NighyTimofey
- David DencikLars
- Jack FultonAnthony
- Will BowesHamilton
- Patricia McKenzieClaire