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Stanley & Iris

A struggling widow falls in love with an illiterate short-order cook whom she teaches to read and write in her kitchen each night.

Stanley Cox is an illiterate short-order cook who has never taken a chance at love. Iris King is a newly widowed factory worker who has vowed never to love again. Still grieving eight months after her husband's death, she lives from paycheck to paycheck and raises two children. To make ends meet, she rents out space to her sister and brother-in-law who have financial and marital problems as well. Her daughter seeks escape through the company of boys resulting in an out of wedlock pregnancy, which makes matters worse. However, as their friendship slowly blossoms and Iris helps Stanley learn to read, his strong yet gentle kindness helps mend her broken heart. And where two lonely strangers stood trapped within the past, Stanley and Iris can now begin a new chapter of their lives - together.

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Info about Stanley & Iris

Studio(s): Star Partners II Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: United States, Feb 09, 1990

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $5,820,015.00

Budget: $23,000,000.00

Genres:Drama, Romance