A Stranger Among Us

A Stranger Among Us

110 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | July 17, 1992

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.

A Stranger Among Us

110 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | July 17, 1992

A Stranger Among Us
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Propaganda Films, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, ISIS, Mansfield Pictures, Sandollar
Original title A Stranger Among Us
Directors Sidney Lumet
Writers Robert J. Avrech

Cast

Melanie Griffith

as Emily Eden

Eric Thal

as Ariel

John Pankow

as Levine

Tracy Pollan

as Mara

Lee Richardson

as Rebbe

Mia Sara

as Leah

Jamey Sheridan

as Nick

Jake Weber

as Yaakov

Ro'ee Levi

as Mendel

David Rosenbaum

as Mr. Klausman

Ruth Vool

as Mrs. Klausman

David Margulies

as Lt. Oliver

Edward Rogers III

as Detective Tedford

Maurice Schell

as Detective Marden

James Gandolfini

as Tony Baldessari

Christopher Collins

as Chris Baldessari

Burtt Harris

as Emily's Father

Ira Rubin

as French Rebbe

Françoise Granville

as French Rebbitzen

Rena Sofer

as Shayna

Shifra Lerer

as Yiddish Woman #1

Eleanor Reissa

as Yiddish Woman #2

Jim Lovelett

as File Room Clerk

Jack Gill

as Zap Goon

Steve Hamilton

as Paramedic

Paul Zim

as Cantor

Drew Eliot

as Inspector

Sasha Pasmur

as Klausman Son

John Louis Fischer

as Yussel

Jack Beers

as Rebbe's Assistant

Dave Droge

as Businessman (uncredited)

Shanni Jaffe

as Woman (uncredited)

Dean Rader Duval

as Mugger (uncredited)

Abe Shainberg

as Chosid (uncredited)

Jay Brian Winnick

as Rebbe's Advisor (uncredited)