Stanley & Iris (1990)

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Some people need love spelled out for them.

An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen each night.

• Released: 1990-02-09
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 182 votes

Directed by Martin Ritt.

Top cast

• Jane Fonda as Iris King
• Robert De Niro as Stanley Cox
• Swoosie Kurtz as Sharon
• Martha Plimpton as Kelly King
• Jamey Sheridan as Joe
• Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Leonides Cox
• Zohra Lampert as Elaine
• Loretta Devine as Bertha
• Kathy Kinney as Bernice
• Harley Cross as Richard King

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Stanley & Iris

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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