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Kiss the Girls

1997Movie1 h 55 minR

CrimeThriller
53
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.6Metacritic466.4Rotten Tomatoes39%62%

A tense, scary thriller movie about crime and everyday modern life.

Good for friends night · pure escapism · adults

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Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.

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Story

Smart girls. Pretty girls. Missing girls.

Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.

Feels like

  • Serial Killer Thriller
  • Forensic Detective Procedural
  • Psychological Horror
  • Cat-and-Mouse Chase
  • Gritty Crime Drama
  • Suspenseful Mystery
  • Vulnerable Victim Agency
  • Standard Genre Fare

Cast

24 of 47

Crew

Directed by
Gary Fleder
Written by
James Patterson, David Klass
Produced by
David Brown, Joe Wizan
Music by
Mark Isham

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 29, 1997 · 1 h 55 min · R

Released
September 29, 1997
Runtime
1 h 55 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Strong Language
Genres
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Budget
$27 million
Box office
$61 million
Available in
130 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Tropes

We Hardly Knew Ye, Talking Down the Suicidal, The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything +9

  • We Hardly Knew Ye
  • Talking Down the Suicidal
  • The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
  • Alone with the Psycho
  • I Have You Now, My Pretty
  • Unbroken Vigil
  • Defiant Captive
  • Bearer of Bad News
  • Serial Killer
  • Evil Mentor
  • Malevolent Masked Man
  • Whatever Happened to the Mouse?

12 of 49 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream Kiss the Girls?"

Questions about Kiss the Girls

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Kiss the Girls?

fuboTVParamount+HooplaFawesome

In the United States, Kiss the Girls streams on fuboTV and Paramount+, and it is free with ads on Hoopla and Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Spectrum On Demand. It also streams in 104 other countries.

Is Kiss the Girls worth watching?

53
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 39%, and Metacritic 46). Audiences rate it higher (64 out of 100) than critics (43).

Is there a sequel to Kiss the Girls?

  1. Kiss the Girls (1997)
  2. Along Came a Spider (2001)

Yes: it's movie 1 of 2 in its series, followed by Along Came a Spider (2001).

Will Kiss the Girls scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

What tropes does Kiss the Girls use?

We Hardly Knew YeTalking Down the SuicidalThe Pirates Who Don't Do AnythingAlone with the PsychoI Have You Now, My PrettyUnbroken VigilDefiant CaptiveBearer of Bad NewsSerial KillerEvil MentorMalevolent Masked ManWhatever Happened to the Mouse?and 37 more

TV Tropes lists 49 tropes for it, including We Hardly Knew Ye, Talking Down the Suicidal, and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything.