The read
Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 73% of the 943 1990s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Wimpy young executive Michael is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in—and then disappears. Later that night, Michael runs into a stranger on a pier, who wheedles his way into Michael's life and turns it upside down.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic63/100
200 audience votes
Key crew
- Curtis HansonDirector
- David KoeppWriter
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- James SpaderMichael Boll
- Rob LoweAlex
- Lisa ZaneClaire
- Marcia CrossRuth Fielding
- Rosalyn LandorBritt
- Kathleen WilhoiteLeslie
- Tony MaggioPatterson
- Palmer Lee ToddNaked Woman
- Jeff KaakeWillie
- Christian ClemensonPismo Boll
- Grand L. BushClub Bartender
- David DuchovnyClue Goer with Glasses
Stills
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Themes
jealousyundergrounderoticismsociopathdrugsstrangerclubexecutiveneo-noir