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Sisters

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Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder), violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch (Charles Durning), who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
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Critics Consensus

Clever yet clearly indebted to the masters of the genre, Sisters offers an early glimpse of De Palma at his stylishly crafty peak.

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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine 09/28/2022
Sisters provides moviegoers with the special satisfaction of finding a real treasure while prowling cinema's bargain basement. Go to Full Review
Pauline Kael The New Yorker 09/28/2022
The facetious dialogue is a wet blanket, and De Palma isn't quite up to his apparent intention -- to provide cheap thrills that are also a parody of old corn. Go to Full Review
Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune 09/28/2022
3.5/4
During a second viewing, filled with the security of knowing when to look away, I was able to really watch the picture, and I found it to be one of the best thrillers I have seen. Go to Full Review
Alan Jones Radio Times Jul 2
4/5
This Peeping Tom nightmare is a well-tuned slice of cinematic frenzy complete with red herrings, a fantasy sequence and split-screen suspense. Along with Carrie, De Palma's most fully realised and coherent work. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com May 5
4/5
…a dank and nasty thriller…the treatment is deliberately sleazy and borderline explotative, yet there’s also something absolutely chilling about the way Sisters plays out, particularly as a stern warning about the dangers of male power over women… Go to Full Review
Noah Berlatsky Splice Today Jan 31
Hitchcock lies by telling you that you’re able, once the film is over, to see the truth. De Palma, in contrast, insists that the more you see, the less you know. Go to Full Review
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Allen R @AL_SeesALotOfMovies Oct 14 This probably would have been very different when it was released, but the twist wasn't that interesting. On the plus the shots and performances were great. See more Blu B Aug 7 A Classic Horror Flick. The music is good but it can feel a bit cheesy and ripped out of a 50's B Movie and just feel out of place. Other than that, everything is really well done here. It's heavily influenced by Hitchcock and has the style of a Polanksi flick. The flashback in the end is done in such a creative black and white fever dream arthouse type way and really makes you feel like your in a nightmare. The plot gets a bit insane but is really sick and twisted too. While there is gore there isn't that much besides 1-2 kills. The horror mainly comes from the ideas and delivery which this does great at. Solid direction by DePalma who is still devloping his craft but is very creative at times. This has a lower budget Halloween feel to it. The plot requires a bit of suspense of disbelief but it's so sick and well done that's not a tall order. Also it does pull a Psycho and change main characters early on after a very quirky game show opening. The Reporter is good but not as interesting a character as Kidder or her lover. Kidder is really good and the best thing acting wise but she sort of diappears for a while. Those minor issues aside this is really well done and is something any fan of the director, any actors in this, horror especially psychlogical, and thriller/murder mystery fans should check out. I can see how DePalma would go on to do his masterpiece Carrie later on from this. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 27 Success in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Nick O May 26 This ultra-bizarre murder mystery and shameless Hitchcockian love letter is Brian De Palma's first foray in to the world of seedy thrillers. An arena where he would eventually go on to reign supreme. See more jacob c Apr 21 Sisters is a twisty and disquieting psychological horror film with great performances from its cast. It also marks an early triumph for director Brian De Palma. See more Insomniac X Feb 22 Grimy psycho-sexual thriller is rough around the edges, but effective. Themes of twins and medical and psychiatric institutions foreshadow Cronenberg body horror features like "The Brood" and "Dead Ringers." See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier (Jennifer Salt) is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton (Margot Kidder), violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch (Charles Durning), who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Director
Brian De Palma
Producer
Edward R. Pressman
Screenwriter
Brian De Palma, Louisa Rose
Distributor
American International Pictures
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 27, 1973, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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