Dead Man's Curve

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Dead Man's Curve

R

1998

1h 30m

Drama

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Two roommates (Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan) plan to kill a third (Randall Batinkoff) to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

A talented cast wasted beneath the muddled script.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

08/12/2005

2/5

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

07/15/2003

Rosen isn't quite clever enough as either a writer or a director to pull off the multiple twists 'Curve' finally takes. The satiric edge and much of the movie's logic disappear in its last 20 minutes.

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

01/01/2000

1.5/4

So concerned about its plot that it doesn't pay much attention at all to its characters, and therefore, the film only comes off feeling even more empty-headed.

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Diane Selkirk

Apollo Guide

01/01/2000

60/100

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Max R

@CrewFox12 Mar 9

Great movie. Phenomenal casting. Matthew Lillard gives such a convincingly insane portrayal as Tim. I can't get enough of wat hing Matthee Lillard especially in the 90s/00s. This is great psychological thriller with fantastic casting. I recommend this movie to everyone that enjoys the genre and/or enjoys Matthew Lillard as an actor. It is such a shame that Lillard was not casted as the leading man in more movies.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 26

Success in 1.5 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Edward B

@RT61751304 Mar 27

Excellent Thriller from the 90s era twists and turns in a scream esque presentation...I thought Wes Craven may have directed it worth a watch for sure

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i-Isaac T

@RT98897644 Mar 24

Never seen it, but my professor wrote/directed it, and he says it's good. I trust him.

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Sarah K

@RT15946664 03/18/2025

I don’t know why this movie has such a low review. Yes, it is not the best execution and plot. However, if your looking for a great performance by Matthew Lillard in an underrated movie. A movie that’s dark, campy, emotionally uneasy and ode to the late 90s highly recommend. Especially those who are nostalgic of this type of dark indie, cheesy macabre era. The twists aren’t as well thought out but a lot more clever than what we have gotten in 2025. It’s worth a watch and worth a thoughtful review. To underrated.

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Emma C

@RT13966427 04/15/2024

I didn't like it at first, but it actually ends up being really good. I thought it was boring because I knew everything that was going to happen, but there are a lot of twist by the end.

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Synopsis

Two roommates (Matthew Lillard, Michael Vartan) plan to kill a third (Randall Batinkoff) to take advantage of college policy giving a 4.0 grade to a suicide's roommates.

Director: Dan Rosen
Producer: Jeremy Lew, Ted Schipper, Michael Amato
Screenwriter: Dan Rosen
Distributor: Trimark Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2009
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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