Comfort of Strangers, The

1990

Colin and Mary retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with lyrical local bar owner Robert and his odd, sexually frank wife Caroline leads them into a world of intrigue where their darkest desires are in reach

Venice . . . An ancient city of sensual pleasures. Two young lovers are drawn into a perverse web of sexual danger.

JBscale

Average

Film Detail

Genre

Crime - Drama

Length

1 hr. 47 mins.

US Theatrical Release

April 1, 1991

US Box Office

$1,244,381 (#5819 of 7258)

Global Office

$1,244,381 (#3826 of 4157)

Rating

Restricted

Obsessive, Perverse Sexuality

Collection Detail

Edition

Criterion Collection #1041 Digital Only

Resolution | Digital Platform

iTunes

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.66:1

Audio

English: DDS

Studio

Criterion

Released

August 18, 2020

Acquired Date

November 21, 2025

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Actors

Christopher Walken

Rupert Everett

Natasha Richardson

Helen Mirren

Manfredi Aliquo

Directors

Paul Schrader

Producers

Angelo Rizzoli Jr.

Writers

Harold Pinter

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

54%

Tomatometer

24 votes

58%

Popcornmeter

78 votes

METASCORE

20 votes

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

7,050 votes