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A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner , loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris .
Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling the truth. She works at a dry cleaner, where her compulsive truth-telling leads her to report to the boss that another employee has been stealing from the cash register.
Three time Oscar-nominee, Debra Winger, plays Martha (nominated for a Golden Globe in this role) as a quiet, lonely woman who has adjusted to a life without a man as she toils away at her small...
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A Dangerous Woman: Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. With Laurie Metcalf, Debra Winger, John Terry, Barbara Hershey. Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling truth.
Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Martha Horgan (Debra Winger) is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances (Barbara Hershey).
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Dec 3, 1993 · A Dangerous Woman. Roger Ebert December 03, 1993. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Observe the way Debra Winger plays her character in "A Dangerous Woman," and you will learn something about the alchemy of acting.
Dec 3, 1993 · Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso.
