Mona Lisa (1986)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game.

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date.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.

• Released: 1986-06-13
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 306 votes

Directed by Neil Jordan.

Top cast

• Bob Hoskins as George
• Cathy Tyson as Simone
• Robbie Coltrane as Thomas
• Michael Caine as Mortwell
• Clarke Peters as Anderson
• Sammi Davis as May
• Kate Hardie as Cathy
• Zoë Nathenson as Jeannie
• Rod Bedall as Terry
• Joe Brown as Dudley

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mona Lisa

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel, Channel 4 Plus; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel
• Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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