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A Kiss Before Dying

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Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson (Sean Young) to gain the approval of her wealthy father (Max von Sydow). When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: D- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Steve Davis Austin Chronicle Rated: 1.5/5 Oct 2, 2002 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times This is Matt Dillon's first film since Drugstore Cowboy, and demonstrates again that he is one of the best actors working in movies. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Nothing that happens is logical or even plausible, but it is never boring. [Full review in Spanish] Jan 26, 2023 Full Review Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Most unkindly (but amusingly), the 1992 Razzie Awards gave Sean Young both the Worst Actress and Worst Supporting Actress Awards for playing the twins May 16, 2009 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Matt Dillon is chilling....one of the better erotic thrillers of the 90's Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D A completely unlikable uninteresting mess. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member The acting by Sean Young and Matt Dillion in this film is sub par at best. His perfomance bordered on being comedically inappropriate while Sean Young maintained a flat affect throughout. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review william k Moderately entertaining, but quite unoriginal Hitchcock-like thriller. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Difficult to understand somewhat, but fairly clever and I'll say old-fashioned story telling. I did not know there was a much earlier film based on the book. Note the brief erotic element. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Terrible acting, typical psycho. Ugly woman Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Feels like a made for cable film with more misses than gains. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss (Matt Dillon) secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson (Sean Young) to gain the approval of her wealthy father (Max von Sydow). When Dorothy tells Jonathan that she is pregnant and that her father will deny her inheritance if he finds out, Jonathan murders her, but he stages her death as a suicide. As Jonathan works his way onto Mr. Carlsson's payroll, Dorothy's twin sister, Ellen, investigates the apparent suicide.
Director
James Dearden
Producer
Robert Lawrence
Screenwriter
James Dearden
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Initial Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.7M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround