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102 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Box office. $1,497,222. A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. [1] The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner, loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris.
A mentally challenged woman named Martha is taken advantage of by a drifter named Mackey and her aunt's lover in a small town. She faces a dilemma when she needs to lie to save herself from a dangerous situation.
Dec 3, 1993 · Debra Winger stars as Martha, a slow woman who lives with her cousin Frances (Barbara Hershey) and falls for a handyman (Gabriel Byrne). The movie explores their relationships and struggles in a small town, but suffers from a melodramatic plot and a weak villain.
A Dangerous Woman: Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. With Laurie Metcalf, Debra Winger, John Terry, Barbara Hershey. Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling truth.
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A Dangerous Woman. Rent A Dangerous Woman on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Martha Horgan (Debra Winger) is a withdrawn, mentally disabled...
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Dec 3, 1993 · When Frances hires Mackey (Gabriel Byrne), a handyman, to repair her porch which has been wrecked in a drunken episode with the politician's wife, Mackey finds himself caught between Frances and Martha, the catalyst for a series of events that lead to a frightening conclusion.
Dec 3, 1993 · Screenplay. Mary McGarry Morris. Writer. Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances.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.
