Kiss the Girls

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Kiss the Girls

R

Released Oct 3, 1997

2h 0m

Mystery & Thriller

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Successful forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) discovers that his niece has gone missing. Once he consults with police Detective Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes), Cross believes that the disappearance is the work of an insane killer known as "Casanova." Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) is kidnapped by this criminal and witnesses many other imprisoned women in his lair. After narrowly escaping, McTiernan teams up with Cross to try to apprehend the deranged Casanova.

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Critics Consensus

Detective Alex Cross makes his inauspicious cinematic debut in Kiss the Girls, a clunky thriller that offers few surprises.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 1/4

Apr 12, 2002

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BBC.com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2001

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Good lead performances, a stylish production and atmospheric visuals, make the so-so thriller watchable for the undemanding viewer.

Rated: B-

Jun 25, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Given the lack of mystery in what is supposed to be a mystery, Kiss the Girls partially succeeds simply because of the two central performances.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 27, 2023

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd both deserve better than this mediocre, muddled, dark and only at times engrossing psychodrama.

Rated: C

Jan 10, 2023

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Dan R

Adapted from the novel of the same name, 1997's 'Kiss The Girls' brought the character of Alex Cross to cinemas for the first time. SYNOPSIS: 'Police hunting for a serial kidnapper are helped when a victim manages to escape for the first time.' This film gets a lot of criticism, as does its sequel, but for me it's a solid crime thriller which is carried successfully by Freeman and Judd. At times the tension is really genuine and the crimes are frightening, though we see a lot worse on TV nowadays. An entertaining, by the numbers thriller, that ticks all the right boxes. 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/24

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Daniel N

Stellar: no. But enough suspense to stay entertaining, and with Freeman and Judd you cannot completely go wrong.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Ventsislav Y

Definitely worth a watch for me. Did they rush it at times? -Yes, but the plot was good

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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Renaldo D

It had everything to be good, but it isn't.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/10/24

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Dave C

Better overall than Along Came A Spider, though still not as finessed as we're now used to with a lot of crime thrillers. It does benefit from having AJ with MF, making for a great pairing and good viewing, as well as the source material being gold

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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Cody W

I have now become involved with the mind of James Patterson. As an action movie, KISS THE GIRLS knows what it takes to make it all work, but as a mystery thriller, it literally takes the action to a whole new level.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Gary Fleder

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Morgan Freeman

Dr. Alex Cross

Ashley Judd

Dr. Kate McTiernan

Cary Elwes

Detective Nick Ruskin

Tony Goldwyn

Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph

Jay O. Sanders

Agent Kyle Craig, FBI

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Kiss the Girls: Official Clip - Blame Me

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Kiss the Girls: Official Clip - Kate Escapes

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Kiss the Girls: Official Clip - Breaking the Rules

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Kiss the Girls: Official Clip - Why Am I Here?

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Kiss the Girls: Official Clip - Just Me and You

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Synopsis

Successful forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) discovers that his niece has gone missing. Once he consults with police Detective Nick Ruskin (Cary Elwes), Cross believes that the disappearance is the work of an insane killer known as "Casanova." Meanwhile, Dr. Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd) is kidnapped by this criminal and witnesses many other imprisoned women in his lair. After narrowly escaping, McTiernan teams up with Cross to try to apprehend the deranged Casanova.

Director: Gary Fleder
Producer: Joe Wizan, David Brown
Screenwriter: James Patterson, David Klass, DJ Hurricane
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Rysher Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $60.5M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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