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06/02/1987 Thriller 1h 42m
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She mates and she kills.

Overview

Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But since Catherine is seemingly a master of disguise and has multiple identities, Alexandra can't prove anything with conventional detective work. With no other option, she goes undercover, pursuing the same man as Catherine, and hoping that Catherine will slip up and reveal her true identity.

  1. Bob Rafelson

    Director

  2. Ronald Bass

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Debra Winger

    Alexandra "Alex" Barnes

  2. Theresa Russell

    Catharine Petersen

  3. Sami Frey

    Paul Nuytten

  4. Dennis Hopper

    Ben Dumers

  5. Nicol Williamson

    William McCrory

  6. Terry O'Quinn

    Bruce

  7. James Hong

    H. Shin

  8. Diane Ladd

    Etta

  9. D.W. Moffett

    Michael

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Reviews

A review by kevin2019
Written by kevin2019 on 2024-02-27
"Black Widow" belongs in the category which seems to be attempting to recapture and recreate the classic film noir of the 1940's (this impression is subtly reinforced here by Michael Small's suitably evocative musical score). We first had "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981) and then this was followed by the explicit - and subsequently divisive - sexuality of "Body Heat" (1981), but it is "Black Widow" which successfully comes the closest to achieving the incomparable quality to be found in that glorious by-gone cinematic era. It is a wholly compelling and extremely well constructed film wh...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$10,500,000.00

Revenue
$25,205,460.00

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