Sliver

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Sliver

R

1993

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

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Well-to-do book editor Carly Norris (Sharon Stone) moves into a luxury apartment building before learning that a number of female tenants have been dying in grisly ways, allegedly at the hands of a serial killer. Soon, Norris becomes romantically involved with one of the prime suspects, building owner Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin). The other suspect is her neighbor, writer Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger). Unsure of whom to trust, Norris must uncover the truth before she is the next victim.

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Critics Consensus

Sliver is an absurd erotic thriller with technobabble and posits prime Sharon Stone as a professional book nerd.

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Michael Sragow

The New Yorker

Sharon Stone goes cold in this botched thiller-maybe from the effort of pretending that her character, a beauteous book editor, would fall for the preening young computer wizard played by the vacant-and-proud-of-it William Baldwin.

Jun 12, 2013

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 1/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

The cast may have been high-profile, but Sliver is no great work of art.

Jan 10, 2024

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

Bogged down by dialogue by the vaunted Joe Eszterhas that utterly fails in its attempts at chic Manhattan wit, Sliver proceeds at an escargot pace to unfold the creepy happenings.

May 30, 2018

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a slow-moving erotic thriller that nevertheless remains relatively watchable for the duration of its runtime...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 15, 2006

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Arya S

Stone is gorgeous but the men are laughable. They deliver lines as if they're somewhere on the spectrum, their outdated behavior would today be considered more harassment that flirtatious. And really, what woman thinks a date to work out at the gym is appealing? Ridiculous script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Erica S

I managed to watch the entire film but it never quite got to climax and most of the story line seemed a bit all over the place. The ending by far out of any movie I’ve seen was not good. ‘Get a life’…. What?!? Read that they reshot that part so assumed that they couldn’t figure out how to wrap up the movie and so the beginning really doesn’t match the end and fell horribly flat. I will not watch this movie again and whoever gave it 4 stars on Amazon prime is nuts.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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David F

This erotic thriller set in a Manhattan skyscraper is a little bit titillating but mostly over-the-top dross.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/16/24

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StephenPaul C

The worst 01 hour: and 46 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/23

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Marc V

Sliver is not exactly "intellectually" forced. It's full of unappealing characters played by actors that are usually able to uplift lackluster scripts and films. Screenplay was written by Joe Eszterhas and Ira Levin, who I assume thought that Sharon Stone's sex appeal would be enough to keep viewers glued to the screen. BASIC INSTINCT it ain't. The mystery is easy to figure out and both Baldwin and Berenger creep it up so much you want them both to get killed off. I'll say SLIVER is the worst rom-com of the 1990's, and that's hard to do.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/11/23

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michael d

Hahahahahahahahahaha.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Phillip Noyce

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Carly Norris

William Baldwin

Zeke Hawkins

Tom Berenger

Jack Landsford

Polly Walker

Wida Warren

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Synopsis

Well-to-do book editor Carly Norris (Sharon Stone) moves into a luxury apartment building before learning that a number of female tenants have been dying in grisly ways, allegedly at the hands of a serial killer. Soon, Norris becomes romantically involved with one of the prime suspects, building owner Zeke Hawkins (William Baldwin). The other suspect is her neighbor, writer Jack Landsford (Tom Berenger). Unsure of whom to trust, Norris must uncover the truth before she is the next victim.

Director: Phillip Noyce
Producer: Robert Evans, Christine Peters
Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Robert Evans Company
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $35.5M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround

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