Sisters
1972 · Movie · R · 93 min · ★ 6.7 · 79% critics
An inquisitive journalist witnesses what looks like a violent murder across the street, but when police arrive, the scene seems to reveal nothing. Determined to uncover the truth, she teams up with a private investigator and digs into a disturbing secret about her neighbor’s past that complicates what she thinks she’s seeing.
Also known as Blood Sisters
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Details
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1973-03-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (442 votes)
About
If you enjoy stylish Hitchcock-tinged thrillers with psychological unease, tense investigation, and unsettling dreamlike scenes, you may like Sisters; Not for you if you want a fully logical mystery or an original payoff, and if you prefer Dressed to Kill or Stir of Echoes’ steadier momentum.
Pros: tense mystery; bold dreamlike sequences; strong suspense mood | Cons: corny moments; predictable twist; confusing logic
Themes
- police
- insanity
- detective
- hallucination
- witness
- murder
- neighbor
- psychic
- model
- twins
- evil
- report
Cast & crew
Margot Kidder
as Danielle Breton / Dominique Blanchion
Jennifer Salt
as Grace Collier
Charles Durning
as Joseph Larch
William Finley
as Emil Breton
Lisle Wilson
as Phillip Woode
Barnard Hughes
as Arthur McLennen
Mary Davenport
as Mrs. Collier
Dolph Sweet
as Detective Kelly
Olympia Dukakis
as Louise Wilanski
- CG
Catherine Gaffigan
as Arlene
Directed by Brian De Palma