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A Dangerous Woman

1993·Drama·1h 42m
7.0
★
Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso. Conflict seems to follow Martha, since she also becomes romantically involved with local fix-it man, Mackey, who is sleeping with Frances as well.
Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
aunt
stealing
repairman
intellectual impairment
porch
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Cast

Debra Winger
Debra Winger
Martha
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Frances
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Mackey
David Strathairn
David Strathairn
Getso
Chloe Webb
Chloe Webb
Birdy
John Terry
John Terry
Steve
Jan Hooks
Jan Hooks
Makeup Girl
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley
Tupperware Salesman
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle
John
Viveka Davis
Viveka Davis
Mercy
Laurie Metcalf
Laurie Metcalf
Anita
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Patsy

Crew

Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Naomi Foner
Naomi Foner
Screenplay
Carter Burwell
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit
Director of Photography
Naomi Foner
Naomi Foner
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Producer
Carol Fenelon
Carol Fenelon
Music Supervisor
Debbie Evans
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Dan Bradley
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Barker
Rick Barker
Stunts
David Womark
David Womark
First Assistant Director

Popular Reviews

9 reviews
mimi
mimi
1.0★ · 06/29/26
A Dangerous Woman
“sometimes we have to tell lies to get to the truth.”

the shit i watch just to get through jake gyllenhaals filmogrophy
“sometimes we have to tell lies to get to the truth.”

the shit i watch just to get through jake gyllenhaals filmogrophy
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Lisbeth_sally
Lisbeth_sally
2.0★ · 08/06/25
A Dangerous Woman
Gabriel Byrne has a nice ass
Gabriel Byrne has a nice ass
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ayoubified
2.7★ · 04/10/25
A Dangerous Woman
no story, no performance NOTHING. Total waste of time.best thing is jake showing up for like 10 seconds
no story, no performance NOTHING. Total waste of time.best thing is jake showing up for like 10 seconds
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Jess
Jess
3.0★ · 05/12/24
A Dangerous Woman
This is another film that was on my “autistic representation in film” list. The character in this film isn’t confirmed if she’s autistic, but she definitely has some autistic tendencies. I honestly don’t have an opinion whether Debra Winger’s performance is offensive or not. But I could definitely tell that she wanted to win an Oscar. In my opinion, her performance is mid.

Was all that sex really necessary?
This is another film that was on my “autistic representation in film” list. The character in this film isn’t confirmed if she’s autistic, but she definitely has some autistic tendencies. I honestly don’t have an opinion whether Debra Winger’s performance is offensive or not. But I could definitely tell that she wanted to win an Oscar. In my opinion, her performance is mid.

Was all that sex really necessary?
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Jorge Gomez
Jorge Gomez
4.0★ · 09/25/20
A Dangerous Woman
A Gyllen-gap that could’ve gone unfilled.
A Gyllen-gap that could’ve gone unfilled.
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