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Klute

1971Movie1 h 54 minR

79

GreatGoodWatch score

79

GreatGoodWatch score

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Summary

A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Thought-provoking

Skip it if

You want fast pacing

Where to watch

Set your services

Fingerprint

Keeps you guessing.
Feels like real life.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 87Audiences 75GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer92%
Metascore81
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 85 K ratings3.9/5
IMDb7.1
User score7.1
Box office
5.0×its budget
Budget
$3 M
Worldwide
$13 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for thrillers, +10 min on the typical 104
typical 104114
Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 55 more
Released
1971
June 23, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityModerate
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 36
Directing · 3
Alan J. Pakula Director, Producer
William C. Gerrity Assistant Director
Barbra Bjorkman Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
David E. Lewis Writer
Andy Lewis Writer
Production · 5
C. Kenneth Deland Executive Producer
Alixe Gordin Casting
Mary Hughes Production Assistant
Ed Fay Unit Production Manager
David Lange Co-Producer
Camera · 2
Gordon Willis Director of Photography
Michael Chapman Camera Operator
Editing · 2
Carl Lerner Editor
Irene Bowers Assistant Editor
Sound · 2
Michael Small Original Music Composer
Chris Newman Sound
Art · 4
John Mortensen Set Decoration
George Jenkins Art Direction
Arthur Eckstein Title Designer
John Jay Moore Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Ann Roth Costume Design
Bob Grimaldi Hairdresser
Irving Buchman Makeup Artist
Paul McGregor Hairstylist

Tropes

Tranquilization TauntRare · in 24 titlesThe taunt comes from the victim, when Klute agrees to act as The Mole to help the Feds obtain enough evidence to indict a racketeer and murderer.All Men Are Pervertsin 981 titlesBree: Men would pay $200 for me, and here you are turning down a freebie. You could get a perfectly good dishwasher for that.All 30 tropes

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