Stormy Monday

R

1988

1h 32m

Crime

Drama

List

78%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Brendan (Sean Bean) begins to work at a jazz joint in a seedy part of Newcastle, England, and soon develops a friendship with the establishment's seemingly ethical owner, Finney (Sting). Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones), a crooked American businessman, arrives and attempts to force Finney into a shady deal involving the nightclub, but Brendan tries to keep his boss out of the suspicious agreement. Things are intensified when all three men compete for the affections of call girl Kate (Melanie Griffith).

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isla s

This is a real 80s cult classic type film, with a gritty, noir-ish feel to it and a heavy emphasis on colour (neon lighting/artificial colour). It features an impressive cast - it's worth watching if 'just' to see Sting, Sean Bean and a youngish Tommy Lee Jones. It features slow jazz type music in the background and has perhaps a slight 'Blade Runner' feel to it, even though it doesn't have a futuristic setting - the fact its set specifically in Newcastle seemed random enough to me. Its quite a watchable and entertaining film, so I'd recommend it, yes.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Character studies and noir films are heavily dependent on a great script, which this does no have. All of the atmosphere, quirky music, and camerawork could not save this movie. Very long build up for not much of a pay off.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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laurie s

It was a good movie but that horrible screeching music was annoying.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Decent neo-noir, that's actually more of a romantic thriller. Where American gangster Tommy Lee Jones tries to move in on a British city in decline to carve out a piece for himself. Sting is actually pretty good in it. As is the chemistry between Bean and Griffith.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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ashley h

Stormy Monday is a decent film. It is about a crooked American businessman who tries to push the shady influential owner of a nightclub to sell him the club. Melanie Griffith, Tommy Lee Jones, and Sting give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Mike Figgis did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama and mystery.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Decent thriller has Tommy Lee Jones as an American businessman trying to force owners to sell him real estate in economically-depressed Newcastle. Danger ensues when a Jazz club owner refused his overtures.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Mike Figgis

Director

Melanie Griffith

Kate

Tommy Lee Jones

Cosmo

Sting

Finney

Sean Bean

Brendan

James Cosmo

Tony

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Variety Staff

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All visual flash and no script, with comatose performances to boot.

Mar 26, 2009

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Mix American gangsters, molls and majorettes with Polish avant-garde jazz musicians against a Newcastle background - and what you've got is a curious homage to B movie Hollywood and the rain-washed neon of the pulps.

Feb 9, 2006

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Mr. Figgis, who is a musician as well as a film maker, brings the place, the plot and the film's haunting characters vibrantly to life. What's more, he makes them irresistibly interesting.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 20, 2003

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A smoky, jazzy mood-ring of a movie.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 3, 2021

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

Throughout "Stormy Monday," the characters are sharply drawn, the dialogue is bracingly hardboiled, and the tension is skillfully sustained.

Jun 23, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Melanie Griffith steals every scene she's in.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Synopsis

Brendan (Sean Bean) begins to work at a jazz joint in a seedy part of Newcastle, England, and soon develops a friendship with the establishment's seemingly ethical owner, Finney (Sting). Cosmo (Tommy Lee Jones), a crooked American businessman, arrives and attempts to force Finney into a shady deal involving the nightclub, but Brendan tries to keep his boss out of the suspicious agreement. Things are intensified when all three men compete for the affections of call girl Kate (Melanie Griffith).

Director: Mike Figgis
Production Co: Atlantic Entertainment Group, British Screen Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $255.9K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Surround