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A Stranger Among Us

"In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she's going undercover searching for the truth."

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PG-13 1992 · 1h 50m
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Starring Melanie Griffith · Eric Thal · John Pankow
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Detective Emily Eden is a tough New York City cop forced to go undercover to solve a puzzling murder. Her search for the truth takes her into a secret world of unwritten law and unspoken power, a world where the only way out is deeper in.

Theatrical
Jul 17, 1992
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 3, 2003
Box Office
$3.0M
Director
Sidney Lumet
Producers
Susan Tarr, Lilith Jacobs, Robert J. Avrech
Music
Jerry Bock
Studio
Hollywood Pictures, ISIS, Mansfield Pictures, Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Sandollar Productions
Keywords
new york city detective diamond undercover exploitation police truth murder religion search culture neo-noir
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Cast

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Melanie Griffith
Emily Eden
E
Eric Thal
Ariel
J
John Pankow
Levine
T
Tracy Pollan
Mara
L
Lee Richardson
Rebbe
M
Mia Sara
Leah
J
Jamey Sheridan
Nick
J
Jake Weber
Yaakov
R
Ro'ee Levi
Mendel
D
David Rosenbaum
Mr. Klausman
D
David Margulies
Lt. Oliver
M
Maurice Schell
Detective Marden
J
James Gandolfini
Tony Baldessari
C
Christopher Collins
Chris Baldessari
B
Burtt Harris
Emily's Father
R
Rena Sofer
Shayna
S
Shifra Lerer
Yiddish Woman #1
E
Eleanor Reissa
Yiddish Woman #2
J
Jim Lovelett
File Room Clerk
J
Jack Gill
Zap Goon
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Unseen Danger and Unspoken Passion Await
Taglines In a world of unseen danger and unspoken passion, lies a mystery one woman is determined to solve.
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Undercover Quest for Truth in Danger
Taglines In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she's going undercover searching for the truth.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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