Summary
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Not for laughs or scares.
Cast
18 of 18
Mikhail BaryshnikovNikolai 'Kolya' Rodchenko
Gregory HinesRaymond Greenwood
Jerzy SkolimowskiColonel Chaiko
Helen MirrenGalina Ivanova
Geraldine PageAnne Wyatt
Isabella RosselliniDarya Greenwood
John GloverWynn Scott
Stefan GryffCaptain Kirigin
William HootkinsChuck Malarek
Shane RimmerAmbassador Larry Smith
Florence FaureBallerina (Death)
Benny YoungFlight Engineer
Daniel BenzaliDr. Asher
Aleksandr NaumovKGB 2 (as Alexander Naumov)
Maryam D'AboFrench Girlfriend
Sussanah MorleyJournalist in Opera House
Jiří StanislavChaiko’s Driver (Leningrad)
Michael PetrovitchHelicopter Pilot
Crew
- Directed by
- Taylor Hackford
- Written by
- Eric Hughes, James Goldman
- Produced by
- Taylor Hackford, William S. Gilmore
- Music by
- Michel Colombier
Everyone
Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).
Facts
November 22, 1985 · 2 h 16 min · PG-13
- Released
- November 22, 1985
- Runtime
- 2 h 16 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- French, Russian
- Made in
- United States
- Box office
- $42 million
- Available in
- 71 countries
Tropes
Pop-Star Composer, Films of the 1980s, Shell-Shocked Veteran +9
Q&A
4 questions, like "Where can I stream White Nights?"
Questions about White Nights
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Is White Nights worth watching?
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 46). Audiences rate it higher (71 out of 100) than critics (48).
Is White Nights okay for kids?
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
Is White Nights good for date night?
Yes: romance is 7 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.


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