Mona Lisa
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1986
1h 45m
R
English
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
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Mona Lisa
R
Movie
1986
1h 45m
English
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.
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Cast
George
Simone
Mortwell
Thomas
Anderson
Cathy
Jeannie
May
Dudley
George's Wife
Raschid
Tim Devlin
Girl in Paradise Club
Pimp
Hotel Waiter
Pornshop Man
Busker
Busker
Busker
Terry
Arab Servant
Wig Girl in Club
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Neil Jordan (Screenplay), David Leland (Screenplay)
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Bradym03
/10 one year ago
“She was trapped. From the first time he met her. She was trapped. Like a bird in a cage. But he couldn't see it. He liked her, but he was the type who couldn't see what was in front of his face. And there she was, in pain. You can get soppy about someone, well, you can't see these things, and he More
JPV852
2 years ago
Really good British neo-noir featuring great performances from Bob Hoskins and the lovely Cathy Tyson who share some nice scenes together and a pretty melancholy ending. Michael Caine is great as a classy scumbag (seems like he played many of these roles in the 70s and 80s). This is the second time More
Peter McGinn
one year ago
I had watched this movie many years ago, but not to remember much of it, so with the fairly positive ratings and Bob Hoskins, it felt like a safe bet. But there wasn’t as much humor as I thought I remembered, and the plot of a guy trying to “rescue” a hooker seems rather stereotypical and pred More
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