My Beautiful Laundrette

A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.

  • Rated 6.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1985
  • 1h 38m
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

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.

Director
Stephen Frears
Starring
Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Roshan Seth, Saeed Jaffrey

Cast

  • Gordon Warnecke

    Gordon Warnecke

    Omar Ali

  • Daniel Day-Lewis

    Daniel Day-Lewis

    Johnny Burfoot

  • Roshan Seth

    Roshan Seth

    Hussein "Papa" Ali

  • Saeed Jaffrey

    Saeed Jaffrey

    Nasser Ali

  • Derrick Branche

    Derrick Branche

    Salim N. Ali

  • Rita Wolf

    Rita Wolf

    Tania N. Ali

  • Souad Faress

    Souad Faress

    Cherry N. Ali

  • Shirley Anne Field

    Shirley Anne Field

    Rachel

  • Richard Graham

    Richard Graham

    Genghis

  • Garry Cooper

    Garry Cooper

    Squatter

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