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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%. Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 82% of the 423 1980s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
56 audience votes
Key crew
- Mike NewellDirector
- Richard HartleyOriginal Music Composer
- Shelagh DelaneyWriter
Cast
- Miranda RichardsonRuth Ellis
- Rupert EverettDavid Blakeley
- Ian 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
Stills
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Themes
london, englandnightclubbased on true storyromancemurdercapital punishmentsingle mothertrue crimeolder woman younger man relationshipshot1950sfemale criminal