Where to watch Stanley & Iris in the United States
Stanley & Iris (1990) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to stream on fuboTV.
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You can watch Stanley & Iris (1990) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Stanley navigates a world of hidden shame as he falls for a woman who might uncover his inability to read. Their quiet connection transforms into a nightly classroom where literacy becomes a shared, intimate struggle.
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Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Kathy Kinney, Harley Cross
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Stanley & Iris
You can watch Stanley & Iris (1990) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.5/10
RT Critics
29%
Director
Martin Ritt
Cast
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Kathy Kinney, Harley Cross
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