Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) by Philip R — 15 Jan 2008

What has happened to Daniel Day-Lewis' boyfriend?

This review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985) was written by Philip R on 15 Jan 2008.

My Beautiful Laundrette has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of My Beautiful Laundrette

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Alexander C (2,448) on 17 Sep 2012

Made me feel like I was not the only one…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Victoria N (144) on 03 Jan 2014

Surprisingly good - quirky but hard to forget…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Raphael Y (82) on 19 Nov 2011

Interessante debut de Stephen Phears e o primeiro papel de destaque do Daniel Day Lewis…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Asa B (508) on 14 May 2013

Day-Lewis is quite simply a genius. He makes this film fly…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Simon D (1,648) on 04 Aug 2012

Strange film, It doesn't really have a strong message despite tackling several hot topics…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Amy K (222) on 02 Oct 2013

I thought this was a great movie. Always keeps you thinking about what the characters are thinking and why they act they do…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Sue Heal (12) for Radio Times (2,421) on 12 May 2013

This seminal 1980s movie launched a plethora of now distinguished careers, including those of director Stephen Frears and Daniel Day-Lewis…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Douglas L (748) on 04 Jan 2013

I watched it because it had Daniel Day Lewis in it…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Edith N (976) on 05 Sep 2012

The Outcasts of Thatcher's London It seems to me that your opinion of this film will largely be shaped by how much you already know about the…

Read Review

Review of My Beautiful Laundrette (1985)

By Lizzie R (31) on 01 Apr 2011

Terrible acting, terrible script. Age has not agreed with this film; the ambition is clear but it falls short…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Freaks (1932)

By Timothy M (796) on 15 Aug 2010

I was forced to watch this film in media…

Read Review

Review of Paradise Now (2005)

By Iritl. (1) on 19 Feb 2006

Two years ago the Israel Film Foundation refused funding for Paradise Now…

Read Review

Review of The Big Lebowski (1998)

By Widgett Walls (433) for Needcoffee.com (433) on 01 Jan 2000

This movie seems to me almost a mishmash of the worst bits that were left out of previous Coen Brothers outings…

Read Review

Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

By Jackb. (38) on 29 Mar 2008

A shocking and unnecessary remake. What a complete and utter piece of tripe. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp should be ashamed of themselves…

Read Review

Review of Match Point (2005)

By Rocco123 (2) on 03 Apr 2014

I just can't believe how awful this film is and yet it reviewed so well by many…

Read Review

Review of Bad Education (2004)

By Stuart Klawans (282) for The Nation (355) on 14 Nov 2004

I think that Bad Education may have something to tell us about living through the next years. Not that Almodóvar offers any advice…

Read Review

Review of Donnie Darko (2001)

By Mrrickstur (5) on 23 Jan 2018

When you have a main character time traveling across parallel universes, and the film has a dead-serious mood, I just can't help but laugh…

Read Review

Review of American History X (1998)

By Sorry_I_Suck (3) on 25 Jul 2018

In order to get ready for Infinity War, I decided to watch all the Marvel movies leading up to it…

Read Review

Review of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

By David Edelstein (2,124) for Slate (2,081) on 03 Mar 2013

The laborious title of an even more laborious Cockney action movie that some people think is the cat's pajamas crossbred with the bee's knees…

Read Review

Review of Walk on Water (2004)

By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 26 May 2005

Honorable but not particularly affecting…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

My Beautiful Laundrette

1985

70%209 Reviews

My Mother's Castle

1990

78%56 Reviews

Just Cause

1995

55%159 Reviews

A Christmas Story

1983

80%658 Reviews

The Naked Runner

1967

54%2 Reviews

Mother of George

2013

65%56 Reviews

American Scary

2006

68%13 Reviews

Forever My Girl

2018

64%115 Reviews

Embrace of the Vampire

2013

36%160 Reviews

Tank Girl

1995

53%565 Reviews