Fresh
A Stranger Among Us isn't emotionally on a much higher level than a Harlequin romance, but Lumet keeps the actors in front of us, and we enjoy watching them.
Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
A Stranger Among Us
In a dangerous world of mystery and intrigue, she's going undercover searching for the truth.
1992 · 1h 50m · PG-13
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Sidney Lumet
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A Stranger Among Us
Overview
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.
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23%
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Rotten
[Lumet] may be the quintessential New York director, but A Stranger Among Us argues that he should stay out of Brooklyn.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Director Sidney Lumet is obviously fascinated by the Hasidic community, and he displays this fascination by presenting the Jewish characters and settings with affection and respect.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Although it's enjoyable as a bittersweet, fish-out-of-water love story, Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us is less effective when it transforms itself into an exotic whodunit.
John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten
A Stranger Among Us is eerily devoid of precisely the kind of urban detail and atmosphere that has always given Lumet`s work its authority, even when his storytelling falters.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
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