Diabolique

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Diabolique

R

Released Mar 22, 1996

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

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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.

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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.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Mike Clark

USA Today

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.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Fred Goss

The Advocate

[An] unconvincing, uninvolving rehash.

Jun 1, 2022

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Sheila Reid

Women in the Life

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.

May 31, 2022

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Mal Vincent

The Virginian-Pilot

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.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 2, 2022

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

The plot and premise of Diabolique are absurdly implausible, but that's the power of good movies: they make you believe in the impossible.

Jun 20, 2019

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Farah R

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Tim M

One of the weakest American remakes to date, Diabolique proves utterly ineffectual at crafting legitimate thrills.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Boa Lin C

much better than the dated original

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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dan b

I liked it, it was like a corny mystery movie but it keep me interested

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Jeremiah S. Chechik

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Nicole Horner

Isabelle Adjani

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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

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