A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
ThrillerMysterydying and deathcaliforniajealousysexual obsessionpolicesan francisco, californiasadismpsychopathdetectiveeroticismbisexualitysuspicion of murder
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Character
Grave, unpretentious, classical in form and spare.
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
Who loves it, who doesn't
47 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers; disliked most by The Prestige Hunters.
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Cast
- Michael DouglasDetective Nick Curran
- Sharon StoneCatherine Tramell
- George DzundzaGus
- Jeanne TripplehornDr. Beth Garner
- Denis ArndtLieutenant Walker
- Leilani SarelleRoxy
- Bruce A. YoungAndrews
- Chelcie RossCaptain Talcott
- Dorothy MaloneHazel Dobkins
- Wayne KnightJohn Correli
Crew
- Paul VerhoevenDirector
- Joe EszterhasScreenplay
- Jan de BontDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Frank J. UriosteEditor
- Alan MarshallProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Young Guns II 199069% alikeBoth unpretentious, grave.
Series · Both classical in form, unpretentious, grave.
Game · Both grave, classical in form, unpretentious.
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