Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Diabolique

Play trailer Poster for Diabolique R 1996 1h 47m Mystery & Thriller LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
23% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 39% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A wife (Isabelle Adjani) and a mistress (Sharon Stone) conspire to murder the brutal headmaster (Chazz Palminteri) of a school for boys, then the body disappears.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Diabolique

Diabolique

What to Know

Critics Consensus

This seedy remake of a classic French chiller goes through the motions in recreating the original's diabolical plot, but without the genuine suspense or stylistic finesse.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
Film lovers should study the two Diaboliques side by side, in order to see how the Hollywood assembly line trashed its treasure from the past. Go to Full Review
Mike Clark USA Today 01/01/2000
2/4
The husband is still a brute, and the swimming pool is still moldy, but the new Diabolique fails to translate into anything more than the latest ham-handed Hollywood makeover of a European classic. Go to Full Review
Fred Goss The Advocate 06/01/2022
[An] unconvincing, uninvolving rehash. Go to Full Review
Sheila Reid Women in the Life 05/31/2022
Although the original French film was much more suspenseful, this one is still very good. The surprise ending alone is worth the price of admission. Go to Full Review
Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot 03/02/2022
3/4
If you've never been exposed to this plot, then there is still great fun with this film, even with all this murky, dark photography. Go to Full Review
C.J. Prince Way Too Indie 06/20/2019
The plot and premise of Diabolique are absurdly implausible, but that's the power of good movies: they make you believe in the impossible. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 8 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Farah R @Farah Apr 27 Confusing and corny yet convincing, Diabolique proves that good actors can cover up the flaws of a poor script. There’s a decent mystery here that drowns in a sea of unnecessarily complicated plot twists. See more Tim M @tgmacman 06/06/2024 One of the weakest American remakes to date, Diabolique proves utterly ineffectual at crafting legitimate thrills. See more dan b 09/22/2022 I liked it, it was like a corny mystery movie but it keep me interested See more 03/05/2022 I just turned this on because I was bored and Sharon Stone was in it. Eh... it was a movie. It looked like its age, too. Quite ridiculous, actually, but I've been giving out extra points for movies that don't drag. See more 02/03/2021 Solid thriller that starts with great energy and intrigue but just cannot maintain energy to the end of the film. the alleged attraction between Sharon Stone and Isabelle Adjani's characters seemed to be a created device that is manipulatively raised and discarded. See more Read all reviews
Diabolique

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Bound 87% 83% Bound Watchlist Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang 86% 87% Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Watchlist Get Carter 11% 28% Get Carter Watchlist Trial by Jury 8% 33% Trial by Jury Watchlist Pacific Heights 53% 48% Pacific Heights Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis A wife (Isabelle Adjani) and a mistress (Sharon Stone) conspire to murder the brutal headmaster (Chazz Palminteri) of a school for boys, then the body disappears.
Director
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Producer
Marvin Worth, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter
Pierre Boileau, Thomas Narcejac, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Don Roos
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 22, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.5M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround
Most Popular at Home Now