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Strange Days

Strange Days

You Know You Want It.

19957.02h 25m

Overview

In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Written by Jay Cocks, James Cameron
Produced by James Cameron, Steven-Charles Jaffe
Box OfficeBudget: $42.0MRevenue: $8.0M

Top Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Lenny Nero

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Lornette 'Mace' Mason

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Faith Justin

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Max Peltier

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Philo Gant

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Burton Steckler

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

Jeriko One

Brigitte Bako

Brigitte Bako

Iris

Richard Edson

Richard Edson

Tick

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Dwayne Engelman

Themes & Keywords

new year's evefuturepornographyprostitutepolice brutalitydreamsrapepolicevirtual realityparanoiaex-girlfriendbodyguardrapperdystopiaminidiscex-copmurdercyberpunklos angeles, californiacriminalprivate detectiverevolttech noirwoman directoreuphoricréveillon

About Strange Days

Strange Days is a crime, drama, science fiction, thriller film released in 1995 exploring themes of new year's eve, future, pornography, prostitute, police brutality, dreams. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, it stars Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis. In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.

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