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Stingo, a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie and her lover Nathan, he learns that she is a Holocaust survivor. Flashbacks reveal her harrowing story, from pre-war prosperity to Auschwitz. In the present, Sophie and Nathan's relationship increasingly unravels as Stingo grows closer to Sophie and Nathan's fragile mental state becomes ever more apparent.
Sophie's Choice (1982) is a drama, romance and war film directed by Alan J. Pakula, released on December 8, 1982 with a runtime of 2h 31m. It stars Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol and Rita Karin. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 965 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Sophie's Choice.
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Meryl Streep
as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski
Kevin Kline
as Nathan Landau
Peter MacNicol
as Stingo
Rita Karin
as Yetta
Stephen D. Newman
as Larry
Greta Turken
as Leslie Lapidus
Josh Mostel
as Morris Fink
Marcell Rosenblatt
as Astrid Weinstein
Moishe Rosenfeld
as Moishe Rosenblum
Robin Bartlett
as Lillian Grossman
Eugene Lipinski
as Polish Professor
John Rothman
as Librarian
Directed by Alan J. Pakula, written by Alan J. Pakula and William Styron, produced by Keith Barish and Alan J. Pakula.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 965 ratings.
Not long after the end of WWII, we meet "Stingo" (Peter MacNicol) who isn't exactly impressed when he encounters his new upstairs neighbours. "Nathan" (Kevin Kline) seems to be a bit of an noisy and brutish oaf towards his girlfriend "Sophie" (Meryl Streep). Luckily, next morning peace has broken out and they climb in his window to invite him on a seaside picnic. He's a budding writer, and what he clocks quite…
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Sophie's Choice (1982) is available to stream on fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Sophie's Choice (1982) includes Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin and Stephen D. Newman. The film was directed by Alan J. Pakula. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Sophie's Choice was released on December 8, 1982 and runs for 2h 31m.
Sophie's Choice (1982) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 965 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, romance and war films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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