The Business of Strangers

– Julie Styron thinks she is going to be fired, but instead discovers that she is being promoted. Trap..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
The Business of Strangers (2001)

Julie Styron thinks she is going to be fired, but instead discovers that she is being promoted. Trapped in an airport hotel, she wants to celebrate but finds only the company of her young assistant, Paula Murphy. As the night progresses, the two women get to know each other. They flirt, they drink, they lie; personal flaws are revealed and exposed. But at the end of the night their relationship turns and becomes a complex battle of power, authority, and wit.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:

The Business of Strangers (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Dec 2001

Language:

English

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:

Patrick Stettner

Writer:

Patrick Stettner

Main Actors:

Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller, Mary Testa

Plot:

A dark thriller about a successful businesswoman and her young assistant who toy with a slow-witted businessman while stuck at an airport hotel.

Awards:

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Gross profit:

$495,907

Production:

IFC Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
67%