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The Kindness of Strangers

  • 20192019
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.9K
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POPULARITY
6,702
1,037
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
In NYC, six strangers' lives intersect in a modern tale of ordinary people struggling to find help, hope and love.
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The story of people whose lives intertwine during a dramatic winter in New York City.The story of people whose lives intertwine during a dramatic winter in New York City.The story of people whose lives intertwine during a dramatic winter in New York City.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,702
1,037
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    • Director
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Writer
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Stars
      • Zoe Kazan
      • Esben Smed
      • Jack Fulton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Writer
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Stars
      • Zoe Kazan
      • Esben Smed
      • Jack Fulton
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    • 83User reviews
    • 49Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Jay Baruchel and Zoe Kazan in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    Zoe Kazan in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    Zoe Kazan and Tahar Rahim in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
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    Zoe Kazan in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
    Esben Smed in The Kindness of Strangers (2019)

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    Zoe Kazan
    Zoe Kazan
    • Clara
    Esben Smed
    Esben Smed
    • Richard
    Jack Fulton
    Jack Fulton
    • Anthony
    Finlay Wojtak-Hissong
    Finlay Wojtak-Hissong
    • Jude
    Andrea Riseborough
    Andrea Riseborough
    • Alice
    Pat Thornton
    Pat Thornton
    • Older Man
    David MacLean
    • Doctor
    Gugun Deep Singh
    Gugun Deep Singh
    • Singh
    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Jeff
    Tahar Rahim
    Tahar Rahim
    • Marc
    Jay Baruchel
    Jay Baruchel
    • John Peter
    Bill Nighy
    Bill Nighy
    • Timofey
    Nicolaj Kopernikus
    Nicolaj Kopernikus
    • Sergei
    Kola Krauze
    Kola Krauze
    • Alexander
    David Dencik
    David Dencik
    • Lars
    JoAnn Nordstrom
    JoAnn Nordstrom
    • Ellen
    Scott Anderson
    Scott Anderson
    • Lloyd
    Catherine Fitch
    Catherine Fitch
    • Donna
    • Director
      • Lone Scherfig
    • Writer
      • Lone Scherfig
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    • Trivia
      The title of this movie is a quote from Tenessee Williams's play "A streetcar named desire". Blanche Dubois, the heroine of sorts of the play, says "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers" hinting at her past as a prostitute. The phrase was also taken up by British war correspondent Kate Adie as the title of her memoirs.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2020 Canadian Screen Awards for Cinematic Arts (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Ma vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau)
      Music composed by Bedrich Smetana

    User reviews83

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    Top review
    9/10
    Underrated and Perhaps MIsunderstood
    The understated quality of this movie might be why it hasn't received better reviews. I don't think it means to be a treatise on homelessness or a precise rendition of the conditions thereof (an assumption I've seen some high profile critics make). That's a fate that befalls one of the characters and her two children, part of an ensemble whose interlinked stories together make a case for empathy and impulsive altruism being among the most admirable aspects of human nature.

    Homelessness is one thematic layer to a story that investigates kindness as the social glue that matters most and is possibly also the most underrated of dispositions or inclinations, often being seen as weak or oversensitive. Personally, I found it a lovely film, quite moving in places with its acknowledgment that, without kindness and the generosity of strangers, society would fall apart.
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    • nicholasabadzis
    • Mar 14, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Denmark
      • Canada
      • Sweden
      • France
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Yabancıların Nezaketi
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Creative Alliance
      • ARTE
      • Copenhagen Film Fund
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,705
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $839
      • Dec 8, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $129,603
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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