True Crime

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True Crime

R

1995

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Mary (Alicia Silverstone), a precocious high school senior, longs to be a cop. She idolizes her late father, a policeman, and intently studies her favorite magazine, "True Crime." When a classmate dies and the case remains unsolved, Mary becomes obsessed, pestering a local cop (Bill Nunn). When she meets police cadet Tony (Kevin Dillon), the two decide to take up the investigation themselves, and romantic sparks soon fly. But Mary has no idea of the danger that awaits her.

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 3, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Despite the title, little, if anything, in this film rings true.

Rated: 0.5/4

Dec 28, 2004

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Dec 26, 2004

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

Rated: 2/5

Jan 15, 2004

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Dragan Antulov

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Rated: 5/10

Jan 1, 2000

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Jeffrey A

Borderline dangerously bad movie. It's so poorly written that it carries with it the potential to eliminate brain cells. The killer is so obvious that the only real twists are the obnoxious circumstances that lead our chipmunk mini detective through her various conclusions.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Steve D

Completely ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

The dialogue and flow is clunky and disjointed, and there are many "wtf" moments when it seems the audience is asked to just accept how dumb the characters (esp the police) are. Maybe ok to watch on a very boring day with nothing else to do.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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hayley b

great plot with a twist, enjoyed this oldie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Mary Giordano (Alicia SIlverstone) is a bright, intelligent student who goes to a catholic school. She also has a addiction to mystery novels and detective magazines which inspire her to do her own detective work. When she starts snooping around on the case of a murderer of teenage girls, it gets her in hot water with her mentor Detective Jerry Gunn (Bill Nunn). But it also starts a team up with police cadet Tony Campbell (Kevin DiIlon). The two work together to find the murderer. But the closer Mary gets to solving the murder, the more danger she puts herself in of being the next victim. also stars Michael Bowen, Jennifer Savidge, Sean Anthony Moran and Marla Sokoloff. directed by Pat Verducci.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

I just watched this movie on tv under a different name...Dangerous Kiss. Odd they felt that they needed to change the name. ...Mediocre made for tv-ish movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Synopsis

Mary (Alicia Silverstone), a precocious high school senior, longs to be a cop. She idolizes her late father, a policeman, and intently studies her favorite magazine, "True Crime." When a classmate dies and the case remains unsolved, Mary becomes obsessed, pestering a local cop (Bill Nunn). When she meets police cadet Tony (Kevin Dillon), the two decide to take up the investigation themselves, and romantic sparks soon fly. But Mary has no idea of the danger that awaits her.

Director: Pat Verducci
Producer: Jonathan Furie, Andrew Hersh, Ray Zimmerman
Screenwriter: Pat Verducci
Production Co: Trimark
Rating: R (Strong Sexuality|Psychopathic Violence|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 34m

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