Exotica
1994 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 6.6 · 83% critics
Set in an upscale Toronto strip club, a nightly client returns to see a dancer while an anxious web of relationships and secrets forms around the club’s staff and owner. An additional outsider with ties to exotic animals and strange routines begins to draw even more of their lives together.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-09-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (392 votes)
- Box office
- $4,221,036
About
Choose Exotica if you enjoy dark, emotionally heavy stories that slowly connect odd threads in a distinctive nightclub setting; Not for you if you want a straightforward, fully explainable plot, or if you prefer lighter thrillers like Calendar.
Pros: intense psychological drama; lush club atmosphere; memorable music | Cons: slow pacing; confusing threads; mixed character likability
Themes
- eroticism
- striptease
- nightclub
- pet shop
- trauma
- strip club
- unhappiness
- dancing girls
- drama
Awards & recognition
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award — Best Motion Picture · 1994
- Toronto International Film Festival Award — Best Canadian Film · 1994
Cast & crew
Bruce Greenwood
as Francis
Mia Kirshner
as Christina
Don McKellar
as Thomas
Sarah Polley
as Tracey
Victor Garber
as Harold
David Hemblen
as Inspector
- PK
Peter Krantz
as Man in Taxi
Arsinée Khanjian
as Zoe
Elias Koteas
as Eric
- CG
Calvin Green
as Customs Officer
Directed by Atom Egoyan