Movie

My Beautiful Laundrette

“A sharp, sophisticated, funny, sexy, compassionate picture.”

★ 6.7(314)19851h 38m

My Beautiful Laundrette is streaming on BFI Player Amazon Channel in Sweden, and available to rent or buy on SF Anytime. Availability checked 21 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Stephen Frears
Release date: 1985-11-16
Runtime: 1h 38m
Language: English
Box office: $2,451,545
Budget: $860,000
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Working Title Films

My Beautiful Laundrette — trailer

About My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette is a 1985 movie in the Comedy, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Stephen Frears, starring Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis and Roshan Seth. It has a runtime of 1 hour 38 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.7/10 from 314 viewers. Below you can see where to watch My Beautiful Laundrette in Sweden — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A young Pakistani Briton manages a rundown laundrette with his lover while dealing with tension in his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.

Cast

Gordon Warnecke

Omar Ali

Daniel Day-Lewis

Johnny Burfoot

Roshan Seth

Hussein "Papa" Ali

Saeed Jaffrey

Nasser Ali

Derrick Branche

Salim N. Ali

Rita Wolf

Tania N. Ali

Souad Faress

Cherry N. Ali

Shirley Anne Field

Rachel

Richard Graham

Genghis

Garry Cooper

Squatter

Charu Bala Chokshi

Bilquis

Persis Maravala

Nasser's Elder Daughter

Themes & keywords

london, englandskinheadsocietyfascismimmigrationfamily business laundromatworking classracismcar dealershipracial tensionlaundrylgbtalcoholic fatherstar crossed lovers