Summary
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.5
Letterboxd · 5 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for thrillers, −10 min on the typical 104
typical 10494Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1990
May 9, 1990
36 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeHorrorTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more15 people
- Tim MathesonClint Goodman
- Jennifer Jason LeighJoanna Goodman
- William AthertonCort van Owen
- Hoyt AxtonSheriff Sam Eberly
- Jay GerberQuintan
- Wayne GraceBill Scorby
- Donald HottonReynolds
- Brian LibbyEarl
Peg ShirleyHelen Eberly
David YouseBilly- MHMilt HamermanCoroner
Michael KeepForeman
Jan MerlinAttorney- JSJames ScallyPriest
Dale SwannFire Captain
Directing · 6
- Frank Darabont Director
- John R. Woodward First Assistant Director
- Randall Newsome Assistant Director
- Jim Vatis Second Second Assistant Director
- Lainie Miller Script Supervisor
- Thomas Schellenberg Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- David A. Davies Story
- Mark Patrick Carducci Teleplay
Production · 1
- Niki Marvin Producer
Camera · 3
- Jacques Haitkin Director of Photography
- Eric Anderson Camera Operator
- Tom Fraser Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Richard G. Haines Editor
Sound · 5
- Michel Colombier Original Music Composer
- Laurie Higgins Tobias Supervising Music Editor
- Peter Reale Sound
- Tim Chilton Foley Artist
- David Yaffe Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- John Krenz Reinhart Jr. Production Design
- Kathleen Walker Art Department Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sanja Milkovic Hays Costume Design
- Roseanne McIlvane Hairstylist
- Pamela Peitzman Makeup Department Head
Lighting · 1
- Marc Marino Electrician
Other crew · 4
- Steve Kelso Stunt Coordinator
- John Branagan Stunt Coordinator
- Jennifer Prettyman Stunt Double
- Tony Snegoff Utility Stunts
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