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Release Date:
27 October 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
One man is copying the most notorious killers in history one at a time. Together, two women must stop him from killing again. Or they're next.
Plot:
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
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Silence of The Lambs meets Se7en - and does it well
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Helen Hudson | |
| Holly Hunter | ... | M.J. Monahan | |
| Dermot Mulroney | ... | Reuben Goetz | |
| William McNamara | ... | Peter Foley | |
| Harry Connick Jr. | ... | Daryll Lee Cullum | |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Lt. Thomas Quinn | |
| Will Patton | ... | Nicoletti | |
| John Rothman | ... | Andy | |
| Shannon O'Hurley | ... | Susan Schiffer | |
| Bob Greene | ... | Pachulski | |
| Tony Haney | ... | Kerby | |
| Danny Kovacs | ... | Kostas | |
| Tahmus Rounds | ... | Landis | |
| Scott DeVenney | ... | Cop #1 | |
| David Michael Silverman | ... | Mike |
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Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
123 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #34118) |
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-16 (cut) |
Finland:K-18 (uncut) |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
Philippines:R-18 |
New Zealand:R18 |
Netherlands:16 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Chile:18 |
Denmark:16 |
Germany:16 |
Norway:18 |
Portugal:M/16 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
France:-12
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Sigourney Weaver is almost a foot taller than Holly Hunter, thus for many scenes Weaver would be sitting down to make their heights appear more equal.
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Revealing mistakes: The "victim" in the car at the gas station is still breathing.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Family Guy: Blind Ambition (#4.3)" (2005)
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Murder by Numbers
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From the opening scene, Sigourney Weaver (Helen Hudson) gives a stunning performance as a criminal psychologist going on to battle with Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. Her character is excellently portrayed with all the mood swings, panic attacks and ups and downs of a person fighting depression. She is backed up with another excellent lead character courtesy of Holly Hunter (Detective M J Monahan) who proves that attractive young actresses really can play a serious part well if they have the talent - a talent Holly Hunter has no problems expressing.
The plot is well written and takes you on the roller-coaster race against time (well is IS a suspense movie after all) as the homicide department are desperately trying to catch a copycat serial killer before he emulates any more infamous murderers. Attention to detail is impressive in the producing of this movie and the lead actresses are backed up my and excellent supporting cast with Dermot Mulroney providing Hunter with the dashing detective sidekick Ruben Goetz. The viewer is drawn to start thinking along the same lines as the lead characters and twists in the plot ensure that you don't get it all right ahead of the storyline.
Highly recommended for a night in. Dim the lights and settle down for almost 2 hours of quality entertainment.