The Rainbow (1989)

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1h 53min

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Synopsis

Born to a rich landowner in the waning days of the Victorian era, Ursula Brangwen grows into a beautiful young woman full of imagination and ambition. The free-spirited Ursula begins to feel trapped by her prim surroundings, but her life changes when she has an erotic experience with Winifred, a bisexual teacher. From then on, Ursula puts all of her passion and creativity into the pursuit of sexual fulfillment. But her insatiable quest becomes a source of anguish.

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Where does The Rainbow rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Rainbow is 7711 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 3437 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Alita: Battle Angel but less popular than Sketch.

Rank		Title
7707.		Christmas at the Chalet	+3844
7708.		Affairs of State	+3945
7709.		Infamous	+3887
7710.		Sketch	+3776
7711.		The Rainbow	+3437
7712.		Alita: Battle Angel	+3717
7713.		This Is Me…Now	+3781
7714.		Average Joe	+3757
7715.		Passage of Desire	+3553

Streaming charts last updated: 9:17:13 AM, 05/06/2026

Cast

Sammi Davis

Sammi Davis

Ursula Brangwen

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Anton Skrebensky

Amanda Donohoe

Amanda Donohoe

Winifred Inger

Christopher Gable

Christopher Gable

Will Brangwen

David Hemmings

David Hemmings

Uncle Henry

Glenda Jackson

Glenda Jackson

Anna Brangwen

Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

MacAllister

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Mr. Harby

Judith Paris

Judith Paris

Miss Harby

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Mr. Brunt

Glenda McKay

Glenda McKay

Gudrun Brangwen

Mark Owen

Mark Owen

Jim Richards

Ralph Nossek

Ralph Nossek

Vicar

Nicola Stephenson

Nicola Stephenson

Ethel

Molly Russell

Molly Russell

Molly Brangwen

Alan Edmondson

Alan Edmondson

Billy Brangwen

Rupert Russell

Rupert Russell

Rupert Brangwen

Richard Platt

Richard Platt

Chauffeur

Bernard Latham

Bernard Latham

Uncle Alfred

John Tams

John Tams

Uncle Frank

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