The Morning After (1986)

Directed by

Sidney Lumet

Genre

mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 139 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A washed-up alcoholic actress wakes up next to a dead man and cannot remember what happened. She flees and teams up with an ex-cop to find out the truth.

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What happens

The Morning After is a 1986 American psychological thriller film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Jane Fonda, Jeff Bridges, and Raul Julia. It follows a washed-up, alcoholic actress who awakens on Thanksgiving morning beside the dead body of a photographer in his loft, with no memory of the events from the night before. She attempts to uncover the truth of what occurred with the help of a former police officer she encounters while on the run. Released by 20th Century Fox on Christmas Day 1986, the film received generally favorable reviews. Fonda received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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