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1985 | DIRECTED BY MIKE NEWELL

Dance With a Stranger

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Dance With a Stranger
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Movie Stats
Year
1985
Runtime
 96 minutes (1 hr 36 mins)
Select Cast
Ian Holm
Miranda Richardson
Rupert Everett
Matthew Carroll
Tom Chadbon
Jane Bertish
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First viewed:
10th Apr 2016
Last viewed:
8th Jan 2025
Total views:
74
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
9th August 1985
40 years 4 months 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £1.7 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
1 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 1st Mar '85
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £204.3 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
mike newell Mike Newell
Starring
Miranda RichardsonRuth Ellis
Rupert EverettDavid Blakeley
mike newellIan HolmDesmond Cussen
Matthew CarrollAndy
Tom ChadbonAnthony Findlater
Jane BertishCarole Findlater
David TroughtonCliff Davis
Paul MooneyClive Gunnell
Stratford JohnsMorrie Conley
Joanne WhalleyChristine
Susan KydBarbara
Lesley ManvilleMaryanne
Sallie Anne FieldClaudette
David BealeMan in Little Club
Tracy-Louise WardGirl with David Blakely
Michael JennWilf
Alan ThompsonRalph
Nicholas McArdleLandlord (country pub)
Miki IveriaLandlady
Lizzie McKenzieWoman in Launderette
Ian Hurley1st Policeman
Charles Cork2nd Policeman
Patrick FieldBuilder
Colin RixLandlord 'Magdala'
Tony MathewsCustomer 'Magdala'
Charon BourkeBallroom Singer
Elizabeth NewellBaby
Theresa RenéeUsherette in the Cinema
Kenneth CoombsMan at Tea Dance
Harry FielderPartygoer
Derek LyonsSinger in Bar
Chris ParsonsDinner Guest
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
10
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£1,728,606
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Dance With a Stranger
1 Mar 1985
6N
£204,290
£204,290
8 Mar 1985
5▲
£281,716
£612,778
15 Mar 1985
3▲
£240,858
£949,979
22 Mar 1985
1▲
£270,429
£1,342,101
29 Mar 1985
6▼
£46,953
£1,676,864
5 Apr 1985
9▼
£18,781
£1,701,279
12 Apr 1985
8▲
£9,391
£1,713,957
19 Apr 1985
7▲
£6,261
£1,722,722
26 Apr 1985
12▼
£2,504
£1,726,353
3 May 1985
11▲
£1,669
£1,728,606

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
Biography
Biography
Crime
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Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
Dance with a Stranger at 40: Miranda Richardson on playing Britain’s last hanged woman  The Independent Tue, 12th August 2025

Dance with a Stranger (1985) ⭐ 6.6 | Biography, Crime, Drama  IMDb Sat, 27th February 2016

Dance With A Stranger movie review (1985)  Roger Ebert Wed, 1st November 2017

Filming Locations for Dance With A Stranger (1985), in London and Buckinghamshire.  The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations Sat, 4th May 2019

Dance with a Stranger (1985)  Blu-ray.com Thu, 6th August 2020

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