A Perfect Murder
1998 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.6 · 53% critics
A wealthy New York businessman suspects his wife is being unfaithful and becomes obsessed with controlling what happens next. As a tense love triangle forms, motives clash and plans collide, pulling everyone into a dangerous game of deception, suspicion, and escalating consequences.
Also known as Perfect Murder, A
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-06-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 53/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,568 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sleek, twisty relationship thriller with constant suspicion and shifting motives, in the vein of Kiss the Girls or The Negotiator; Not for you if you dislike adultery-driven plots or morally messy characters.
Pros: steady suspense; strong lead performances; twisty intrigue | Cons: uneven pacing; implausible moments; duller climax
Themes
- jealousy
- husband wife relationship
- blackmail
- attempted murder
- artist
- extramarital affair
- painter as artist
- ex-prisoner
- loyal girlfriend
Cast & crew
Michael Douglas
as Steven Taylor
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Emily Bradford Taylor
Viggo Mortensen
as David Shaw
David Suchet
as Mohamed Karaman
Sarita Choudhury
as Raquel Martinez
Michael P. Moran
as Bobby Fain
Novella Nelson
as Ambassador Alice Wills
Constance Towers
as Sandra Bradford
Will Lyman
as Jason Gates
- MM
Maeve McGuire
as Ann Gates
Directed by Andrew Davis