The Other Side of Midnight

R

Released Jun 8, 1977

2 hr. 45 min.

Drama

List

25%

8 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

500+ Ratings

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When French beauty Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas (John Beck), she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marries the sweet but naive Catherine (Susan Sarandon). Even though Noelle has found a new lover, an affluent Greek named Constantin (Raf Vallone), and has started a great career as an actress, she vows revenge on her onetime lover. But once her plan is in motion, she and Larry fall in love and plot Catherine's death.

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Steve D

I side with the critics with this trash.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/11/23

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John M

When Vincent Canby reviewed this film in the NYTimes he called it a "schlock masterpiece", and I agree. This is an entertaining hoot. Just go with it and see if you don't agree. As an aside, it has a beautiful score that gives serious heft to the enjoyment of this film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/23

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Audience Member

Lurid twaddle at least has beautiful location shooting and good work from Susan Sarandon to recommend it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Something to while away time.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Watched this with my Grandmother and had a great time laughing at it. Marie-France Pisier is the worst actress ever (we guessed she came from Emmanuelle-style soft core films) and everyone is so dumb it's hard to take any of it seriously.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Marie-France Pisier was superb.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Charles Jarrott

Director

Marie-France Pisier

Noelle Page

John Beck

Larry Douglas

Susan Sarandon

Catherine Alexander Douglas

Raf Vallone

Constantin Demeris

Clu Gulager

Bill Fraser

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

The Other Side of Midnight is instant camp. [Full review in Spanish]

Aug 16, 2023

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Steve Warren

The Barb (Atlanta)

A trashy romantic melodrama; but it's slick and well-paced.

May 5, 2023

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Tony Vandenberg

Washington Blade

Pretentious hokum.

May 23, 2022

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David MacDonald

Philadelphia Gay News

When one has to use Valley of the Dolls for comparison, well, you can rest assured that The Other Side of Midnight is not about to become a classic motion picture.

May 27, 2020

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Ruth Batchelor

Los Angeles Free Press

The good news is that the screenwriters have stayed very close to the book and the bad news is that the filmmakers have cast the leads so poorly we don't give a damn.

Oct 23, 2019

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Fernando Trueba

El Pais (Spain)

The film is disappointing from all points of view. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 30, 2019

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Synopsis

When French beauty Noelle Page (Marie-France Pisier) falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas (John Beck), she believes he'll marry her. Instead, he returns to the U.S and marries the sweet but naive Catherine (Susan Sarandon). Even though Noelle has found a new lover, an affluent Greek named Constantin (Raf Vallone), and has started a great career as an actress, she vows revenge on her onetime lover. But once her plan is in motion, she and Larry fall in love and plot Catherine's death.

Director: Charles Jarrott
Executive Producer: Hawk Koch, Howard W. Koch
Screenwriter: Herman Raucher, Daniel Taradash
Distributor: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Production Co: Frank Yablans Presentations
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 8, 1977, Original
Release Date (DVD): Mar 20, 2007