Is Dance with a Stranger sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Dance with a Stranger end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dance with a Stranger violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dance with a Stranger easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Dance with a Stranger scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Dance with a Stranger

Name: Dance with a Stranger
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1985
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett, Ian Holm, Matthew Carroll, Tom Chadbon

It wasn't simply love. It was a case of cold-blooded passion.

Directed by Mike Newell

Produced by National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Goldcrest

198596 min6.1 / 10

A tragic true-crime drama about obsessive love and class collision that culminates in murder, told with period melancholy and moral weight.

Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Death Penalty Films Leisure and Entertainment Venues Murder And Assassination European Regional Settings

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

London, England Nightclub Based On True Story Romance Murder Capital Punishment Single Mother True Crime Older Woman Younger Man Relationship Shot 1950s Female Criminal

Questions people ask

Is Dance with a Stranger sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Dance with a Stranger end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Dance with a Stranger violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Dance with a Stranger easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Dance with a Stranger scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.