Is My Beautiful Laundrette sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 My Beautiful Laundrette scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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 My Beautiful Laundrette easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% 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 My Beautiful Laundrette end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is My Beautiful Laundrette violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

My Beautiful Laundrette

Name: My Beautiful Laundrette
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1985
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey, Derrick Branche

A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.

Directed by Stephen Frears

Produced by Working Title Films, SAF Productions

198598 min6.7 / 10

A witty, socially engaged romance that uses a laundrette as the stage for exploring class, race, sexuality, and belonging in Thatcher-era Britain.

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

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Questions people ask

Is My Beautiful Laundrette sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is My Beautiful Laundrette scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is My Beautiful Laundrette easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does My Beautiful Laundrette end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is My Beautiful Laundrette violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.