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My Beautiful Laundrette

1985 film by Stephen Frears
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My Beautiful Laundrette

Summary

My Beautiful Laundrette is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • My Beautiful Laundrette received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette was directed by Stephen Frears[5].
  • Hanif Kureishi wrote the screenplay for My Beautiful Laundrette[6].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's composer is recorded as Stanley Myers[7].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's genre is romantic comedy[8].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's genre is comedy drama[9].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's genre is drama film[10].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's genre is LGBTQ-related film[11].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Gordon Warnecke[12].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Daniel Day-Lewis[13].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Saeed Jaffrey[14].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Roshan Seth[15].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Richard Graham[16].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Shirley Anne Field[17].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Stephen Marcus[18].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Persis Khambatta[19].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Ayub Khan-Din[20].
  • A cast member of My Beautiful Laundrette was Gerard Horan[21].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette was produced by Tim Bevan[22].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette was produced by Sarah Radclyffe[23].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's production company is recorded as Working Title Films[24].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's production company is recorded as Film4 Productions[25].
  • My Beautiful Laundrette's director of photography is recorded as Oliver Stapleton[26].
  • The original language of My Beautiful Laundrette was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tim Bevan[22] and Sarah Radclyffe[23]. My Beautiful Laundrette was directed by Stephen Frears[5]. Hanif Kureishi wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Gordon Warnecke[12], Daniel Day-Lewis[13], Saeed Jaffrey[14], Roshan Seth[15], Richard Graham[16], and Shirley Anne Field[17].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1985[28], September 25, 1986[29], November 16, 1985[30], March 7, 1986[31], and April 4, 1986[32]. Original languages include English[27] and Urdu[33]. Genres include romantic comedy[8], comedy drama[9], drama film[10], and LGBTQ-related film[11]. Recorded distribution format include digital download[34] and video on demand[35].

Reception

My Beautiful Laundrette received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 98%[36], 8.3/10[37], and 75/100[38].

Why It Matters

My Beautiful Laundrette has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What awards did My Beautiful Laundrette receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

Related Entities

Australia Daniel Day-Lewis film Hanif Kureishi London Netflix Orion Pictures Saeed Jaffrey Stephen Frears United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [29] ↑ . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 28072
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  2. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1980s
    Publication date → +1985-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1986-09-25T00:00:00Z, +1985-11-16T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Hanif Kureishi
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+93'}, {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+97'}
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