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Stranger than Paradise

1984

Jim Jarmusch

John Lurie, Eszter Balint, Richard Edson, Cecillia Stark ...

7.3

11,029

Comedy. Drama A young man, his Hungarian female cousin, and his best friend journey across the United States, which leads to a number of events when they encounter a variety of people along the way.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Stranger Than Paradise' is a treasure from one end to the other (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"[It] is something quite special (...) The three lead performers are extremely good"	POS
United States	Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times	"A very very funny film"	POS
United States	Vikram Murthi IndieWire	"[It] establishes Jim Jarmusch’s singular deadpan sensibility, one that acutely understand the off-beat poetry of American life"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Jarmusch's eye for blighted landscape (...) is hilariously sharp, and he sends his performers on their zomboid rounds with a keen sense of rhythm and interplay."	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"There's a lot of beauty, and a lot of America"	POS
United States	Variety	"Since plot doesn’t count for much here, the style takes over, and Jarmusch has made such matters as camera placement, composition (...) and structure count for a lot."	POS
United Kingdom	Steve Beard Empire	"A classic that captures perfectly the life of a drifter in New York (...) One of Jarmusch's most enduring epics (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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