A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
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.
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Stephen Frears, released on November 16, 1985 with a runtime of 1h 38m. It stars Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth and Saeed Jaffrey. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 324 ratings.
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Gordon Warnecke
as Omar Ali
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Johnny Burfoot
Roshan Seth
as Hussein "Papa" Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
as Nasser Ali
Derrick Branche
as Salim N. Ali
Rita Wolf
as Tania N. Ali
Souad Faress
as Cherry N. Ali
Shirley Anne Field
as Rachel
Richard Graham
as Genghis
Garry Cooper
as Squatter
Charu Bala Chokshi
as Bilquis
Persis Maravala
as Nasser's Elder Daughter
Directed by Stephen Frears, written by Hanif Kureishi and Hanif Kureishi, produced by Tim Bevan and Sarah Radclyffe.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 324 ratings.
This was always my favourite of the early slew of films commissioned by Channel Four. At the time it was trendy to make sure that every film was “edgy” and determined to make some sort of social point about the supposed iniquities of “Thatcherism”. This one is a bit more subtle about that, presenting an hybrid of a love story married with a critique on a racially charged environment in which the thuggish and the…
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The main cast of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) includes Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey and Derrick Branche. The film was directed by Stephen Frears. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
My Beautiful Laundrette was released on November 16, 1985 and runs for 1h 38m.
My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 324 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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