An undocumented immigrant finds a human heart in one of the toilets of the west London hotel where he works with other undocumented immigrants.
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Movie2002·97 min
Dirty Pretty Things
Directed by Stephen Frears
An Oscar-nominated crime drama film directed by Stephen Frears.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 39%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
502 ratings
About Dirty Pretty Things
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- social injustice, survival of spirit, corruption power, sex work, hotel transit, london, strangers forced together, everyman, outsider misfit, mystery disappearance, conspiracy, cat and mouse, organized crime, corruption