A Stranger Among Us

1992Movie⏱️ 1h 50mPG-13

CrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ 5.6

IMDB Rating

4,577 votes

A New York policewoman probes a murder in the Hasidic district.

Director

Sidney Lumet

Writers

N/A

Stars

Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow

Release Date

June 19, 1992

Language

English, Yiddish, Hebrew

Country

United States

🏆 1

Wins

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 45

Reviews

📋 4.5K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Melanie Griffith

as Emily Eden

Eric Thal

as Ariel

John Pankow

as Levine

Tracy Pollan

as Mara

Lee Richardson

as Rebbe

Mia Sara

as Leah

Jamey Sheridan

as Nick

Jake Weber

as Yaakov

👤

Ro'ee Levi

as Mendel

👤

David Rosenbaum

as Mr. Klausman

💰 Box Office

$12,282,994

Worldwide Gross

$12,282,994

Domestic Gross

$2,886,082

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Color

Filming Location

Forest Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Production

Hollywood Pictures, ISIS, Mansfield Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

In a Different World

by claudio_carvalho • 2015-02-20

7/10

"In New York, Detective Emily Eden (Melanie Griffith) is a tough detective and daughter of a former cop. When her partner Nick (Jamey Sheridan) is stabbed during an arrest of two drug dealers, Emily is assigned to a case of missing person, Yaakov Klausman, in a Hasidic community. However she discovers that Yaakov, who worked cutting diamonds, was murdered. Emily concludes that Yaakov knew the killer and asks the rebbe (Lee Richardson) permission to work undercover in the community. The rebbe brings Emily to his home and his stepdaughter Leah (Mia Sara) and his stepson Ariel (Eric Thal) help her..."