Strangers When We Meet
Seen it?1960 | 117 min | Romance, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans or Far from Heaven, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1960: an older pace and style.
A suburban architect loves his wife but is bored with his marriage and with his work, so he takes up with the neglected, married beauty who lives down the street.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Richard Quine
- Kirk DouglasLarry Coe
- Kim NovakMargaret 'Maggie' Gault
- Barbara RushEve Coe
- Ernie KovacsRoger Altar
- Walter MatthauFelix Anders
- Virginia BruceMrs. Wagner
- John BryantKen Gault
- Kent SmithStanley Baxter
- Helen GallagherBetty Anders
- Roberta ShoreLindy, the Babysitter