The Bostonians

About The Bostonians

A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.

The Bostonians is a 1984 romance film directed by James Ivory. It runs 122 minutes and was released in May 1984.

Christopher Reeve appears as Basil Ransome, Vanessa Redgrave as Olive Chancellor, Jessica Tandy as Miss Birdseye, and Madeleine Potter as Verena Tarrant. Written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.

Shelv files it under feminist, post civil war, 19th century, and lawyer. It streams on Cohen Media Amazon Channel in the United States.

The Hateful Eight, Spotlight, and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde make useful companions to The Bostonians. It scores 5.5 out of 10 from 51 TMDB voters.