Stranger Than Paradise

– Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always m..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 29 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Rootless Hungarian émigré Willie, his pal Eddie, and visiting sixteen-year-old cousin Eva always manage to make the least of any situation, whether aimlessly traversing the drab interiors and environs of New York City, Cleveland, or an anonymous Florida suburb.

Stranger Than Paradise (1984) - Trailer

Release Date:

01 Oct 1984

Language:

English, Hungarian, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jim Jarmusch

Writer:

Jim Jarmusch

Main Actors:

John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark

Plot:

A self-styled New York hipster is paid a surprise visit by his younger cousin from Budapest. From initial hostility and indifference a small degree of affection grows between the two. Along with a friend, they eventually end up visiting their aunt in the wastelands of Cleveland and then proceed to Florida where they lose all their money gambling before unwittingly gaining a fortune.

Awards:

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
86%