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Diabolique

1996Movie1 h 47 minR

MysteryThriller
36
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.5Rotten Tomatoes23%39%

A gripping, tense mystery movie about everyday modern life and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · drop-in friendly

Skip it if you want fast pacing

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Story

Two women. One man. The combination can be murder.

The wife and mistress of a cruel school master collaborate in a carefully planned and executed scheme to murder him. The plan goes well until the body, which has been strategically dumped, disappears. The psychological strain starts to weigh on the two women when a retired police investigator begins looking into the man's disappearance on a whim.

Feels like

  • Psychological Thriller
  • Crime & Mystery
  • Suspenseful Plot
  • Complex Characters
  • Deception
  • Mind Games
  • Twists and Turns
  • Noir-Influenced
  • Female Protagonists

Cast

16 of 16

Crew

Directed by
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by
Thomas Narcejac, Don Roos, Pierre Boileau
Produced by
James G. Robinson, Marvin Worth
Music by
Randy Edelman

Everyone

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Facts

March 22, 1996 · 1 h 47 min · R

Released
March 22, 1996
Runtime
1 h 47 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Sexual Content, Strong Language
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Original language
English
Also spoken
Italian
Made in
United States
Budget
$45 million
Box office
$52 million
Available in
17 countries

Tropes

Nothing Is Scarier, Disposing of a Body, Empty Piles of Clothing +9

  • Nothing Is Scarier
  • Disposing of a Body
  • Empty Piles of Clothing
  • Eye Scream
  • Private Detective
  • Faking the Dead
  • Literary Allusion Title
  • Kansas City Shuffle
  • The Perfect Crime
  • Death by Adaptation
  • Unspoken Plan Guarantee
  • The Reveal

12 of 50 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Diabolique?"

Questions about Diabolique

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Diabolique?

PrimeKanopy

In the United States, Diabolique streams on Prime, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 4 other countries.

Is Diabolique worth watching?

36
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36 (IMDb 5.5 and Rotten Tomatoes 23%). Audiences rate it higher (47 out of 100) than critics (23).

Will Diabolique scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 6 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Diabolique?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 5 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

What tropes does Diabolique use?

Nothing Is ScarierDisposing of a BodyEmpty Piles of ClothingEye ScreamPrivate DetectiveFaking the DeadLiterary Allusion TitleKansas City ShuffleThe Perfect CrimeDeath by AdaptationUnspoken Plan GuaranteeThe Revealand 38 more

TV Tropes lists 50 tropes for it, including Nothing Is Scarier, Disposing of a Body, and Empty Piles of Clothing.