My Beautiful Laundrette
A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.
6.7
324 votes
1985
1h 38m
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Overview
A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Directed by Stephen Frears
Top cast
Gordon Warnecke
Omar Ali
Daniel Day-Lewis
Johnny Burfoot
Roshan Seth
Hussein "Papa" Ali
Saeed Jaffrey
Nasser Ali
Derrick Branche
Salim N. Ali
Rita Wolf
Tania N. Ali
Souad Faress
Cherry N. Ali
Shirley Anne Field
Rachel
Richard Graham
Genghis
Garry Cooper
SquatterC
Charu Bala Chokshi
BilquisP
Persis Maravala
Nasser's Elder DaughterN
Nisha Kapur
Nasir's Younger DaughterW
Walter Donohue
Dick O'DonnellN
Neil Cunningham
EnglishmanG
Gurdial Sira
Zaki
Stephen Marcus
Moose
Ram John Holder
Poet
Dawn Archibald
Gang Member #1
Jonathan Moore
Gang Member #2Details
Status
Released
Release date
November 16, 1985
Budget
$860K
Revenue
$2.5M
Language
English, Urdu
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